Contrasting contrastive-topicalization strategies

This paper offers a comparison and preliminary analysis of ‘topicalization’ strategies in German, Basque, and English. I argue that Basque and English topics at the left periphery are dislocated elements resumed by pronominal correlates, a configuration more directly evidenced in German. I propose...

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Main Author: Dennis Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UPV/EHU Press 2023-10-01
Series:Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo"
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Online Access:https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/24113