Auxiliary focus
This paper examines the different properties of what we have termed "auxiliary focus": the interaction between focus and the semantic features of tense. aspect, mood. and polarity. We argue that auxiliary focus has every property of its counterpart (termed "constituent focus") an...
Main Authors: | Larry M. Hyman, John R. Watters |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
1984-12-01
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Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107511 |
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