Focus Projection in Serbo-Croatian |
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Author:
| Godjevac, Svetlana |
Series title: | Stanford Monographs in Linguistics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-57586-478-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2006 |
Publisher: | CSLI Publications/Center for the Study of Language & Information
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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Research on the English language suggests that the relationship between phonological prominence, word order, and focus--better known as focus projection--is mediated through syntax. This book breaks new ground with its demonstration of how the Serbo-Croatian language shows the workings of this relationship. Svetlana Godjevac explores the development of focus projection. Further distinguishing her work from the numerous studies of the English language, she analyzes how...
More DescriptionResearch on the English language suggests that the relationship between phonological prominence, word order, and focus--better known as focus projection--is mediated through syntax. This book breaks new ground with its demonstration of how the Serbo-Croatian language shows the workings of this relationship.
Svetlana Godjevac explores the development of focus projection. Further distinguishing her work from the numerous studies of the English language, she analyzes how focus projection in Serbo-Croatian also depends on the semantic type of the prominence bearing element. This volume is an innovative analysis of linguistic theory as well as a study of a lesser examined language.