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1 online resource (xii, 383 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Typological studies in language (TSL) ; v. 91
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Typological studies in language ; v. 91.
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Papers presented at the International Conference on Focus in African Languages, held October 6-8, Berlin, Germany. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ines Fiedler and Anne Schwarz -- Information structure marking in Sandawe texts / Helen Eaton -- Topic and focus fields in Naki / Jeff Good -- The relation between focus and theticity in the Tuu family / Tom Güldemann -- Focus marking in Aghem: syntax or semantics? / Larry M. Hyman -- On the obligatoriness of focus marking: evidence from Tar B'arma / Peggy Jacob -- Focalisation and defocalisation in Isu / Roland Kiessling -- Discourse function of inverted passives in Makua-Marevone narratives / Oliver Kröger -- Topic-focus articulation in Taqbaylit and Tashelhit Berber / Amina Mettouchi and Axel Fleisch -- Focus in Atlantic languages / Stéphane Robert -- Topic and focus construction asymmetry / Ronald P. Schaefer and Francis O. Egbokhare -- Verb-and-predication focus markers in Gur / Anne Schwarz -- Why contrast matters: information structure in Gawwada (East Cushitic) / Mauro Tosco -- Focus and the Ejagham verb system / John R. Watters. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African languages -- Grammar, Comparative -- Congresses.
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African languages -- Grammar, Comparative. |
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African languages. |
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Focus (Linguistics) -- Congresses.
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Focus (Linguistics) |
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Typology (Linguistics) -- Congresses.
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Typology (Linguistics) |
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Intonation (Phonetics) -- Congresses.
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Intonation (Phonetics) |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Fiedler, Ines.
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Schwarz, Anne.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: International Conference on Focus in African Languages (2005 : Berlin, Germany). Expression of information structure. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010 9789027206725 (DLC) 2009050676 (OCoLC)489001848 |
| ISBN |
9789027288424 (electronic book) |
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9027288429 (electronic book) |
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9789027206725 (hc ; alkaline paper) |
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9027206724 |
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