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...
Main Author: | Dennis Ott |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UPV/EHU Press
2023-10-01
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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 |
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