Contrastive topic: Meanings and realizations
N Constant - 2014 - scholarworks.umass.edu
This dissertation develops a theory of contrastive topics (CTs)—what they mean, and how
they are realized. I give a compositional semantics for CT constructions, built on the idea that …
they are realized. I give a compositional semantics for CT constructions, built on the idea that …
Partial constraint ordering in child French syntax
G Legendre, P Hagstrom, A Vainikka… - Language …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Reanalyzing production data from 3 French children, we make 2 basic points. First, we show
that tense and agreement inflection follow independent courses of acquisition (in child …
that tense and agreement inflection follow independent courses of acquisition (in child …
Le, guo and zhe in Mandarin Chinese: a relevance-theoretic account
M Ljungqvist - Journal of East Asian Linguistics, 2007 - Springer
In this paper, I propose a relevance-theoretic account of the particles le, guo and zhe in
Mandarin Chinese. Though conventionally regarded as aspect markers, on closer …
Mandarin Chinese. Though conventionally regarded as aspect markers, on closer …