| The Dynamics of Focus Structure Revised Edition Contributor(s): Erteschik-Shir, Nomi (Author), Anderson, S. R. (Editor), Bresnan, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052102417X ISBN-13: 9780521024174 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: All modes of perception (vision, hearing, etc.) are organized into foreground or focus and background constituents. Natural language sentences are no different. This book explores the role of focusing in natural language sentences and the role of this basic cognitive mechanism in explaining sentence stress, meaning and structure. The result is an innovative view of our linguistic competence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 296 pages |