GIVENNESS, AVOIDF AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF ACCENT*

被引：17

作者：

Roger Schwarzschild

机构：

[1] Rutgers University,Department of Linguistics

来源：

Natural Language Semantics | 1999年 / 7卷 / 2期

关键词：

Information Structure; Characteristic Prominence; Independent Constraint; Discourse Condition; Contrastive Focus;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1008370902407

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摘要：

This paper strives to characterize the relation between accent placement and discourse in terms of independent constraints operating at the interface between syntax and interpretation. The Givenness Constraint requires un-F-marked constituents to be given. Key here is our definition of givenness, which synthesizes insights from the literature on the semantics of focus with older views on information structure. AvoidF requires speakers to economize on F-marking. A third constraint requires a subset of F-markers to dominate accents.

引用

页码：141 / 177

页数：36

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