| The Dynamics of Focus Structure Contributor(s): Erteschik-Shir, Nomi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521592178 ISBN-13: 9780521592178 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $145.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 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 |
| LCCN: 96052931 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.32" W x 9.24" (1.30 lbs) 296 pages |