The Interaction of Topicalization and Left-Dislocation in English

Topicalization (TOP) in English requires that the topicalized information stand in a partially-ordered set (poset) relationship with previously evoked information, whereas Left-Dislocation (LD) has been argued to have three discourse functions: to simplify the processing of discourse-new information...

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Main Authors: Betty J. Birner, Gregory Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi
Series:Anglophonia
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/2801