The syntax of sentential stress [electronic resource] /
by Kahnemuyipour, Arsalan.
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BookSeries: Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (212 p.).ISBN: 9780191711800 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Accents and accentuation | Grammar, Comparative and general -- Sentences | Emphasis (Linguistics) | Oral communicationOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This book explores the nature of sentential stress, how it is assigned and its interaction with information structure. Its central thesis is that the position of sentential or nuclear stress is determined syntactically and that cross-linguistic differences in this respect follow from syntactic variations.
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This book explores the nature of sentential stress, how it is assigned and its interaction with information structure. Its central thesis is that the position of sentential or nuclear stress is determined syntactically and that cross-linguistic differences in this respect follow from syntactic variations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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