This paper investigates Information Structure and the Force-Fin system (cf. Rizzi 1997) in two Cushitic languages, Somali and Afar. In particular, the activation of the Focus field will be analysed in different clausal types, showing the existence of a crucial connection between Focus-related categories and the illocutionary force of the sentence.
Frascarelli, M., Puglielli, A. (2007). Focus in the Force-Fin System. Information Structure in Cushitic Languages. In Focus Strategies in African Languages. The Interaction of Focus and Grammar in Niger-Congo and Afro-Asiatic (pp. 161-184). BERLIN : Mouton de Gruyter.
Focus in the Force-Fin System. Information Structure in Cushitic Languages
FRASCARELLI, MARA;
2007-01-01
Abstract
This paper investigates Information Structure and the Force-Fin system (cf. Rizzi 1997) in two Cushitic languages, Somali and Afar. In particular, the activation of the Focus field will be analysed in different clausal types, showing the existence of a crucial connection between Focus-related categories and the illocutionary force of the sentence.File in questo prodotto:
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