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An edition of Objects and information structure (2011)

Objects and information structure

"In many languages, the objects of transitive verbs are either marked by grammatical case or agreement on the verb, or they remain unmarked: this is differential object marking. This book is a cross-linguistic study of how differential object marking is affected by information structure, the structuring of the utterance in accordance with the informational value of its elements and contextual factors. Marked objects tend to be associated with old information or information that the sentence is about, while unmarked objects tend to express new information. The book also sheds light on grammatical patterning in languages with differential object marking: in some languages marked and unmarked objects have identical grammatical properties, whereas in other languages marked objects are more active in syntax. Finally, it provides a theory of the historical changes that lead to the emergence of various patterns of differential object marking"--

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English
Pages
247

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Objects and Information Structure
2012, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: Objects and Information Structure
Objects and Information Structure
2012, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Objects and Information Structure
Objects and Information Structure
2012, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Objects and Information Structure
Objects and Information Structure
2011, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Objects and information structure
Objects and information structure
2011, Cambridge University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-239) and indexes.

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Cambridge, New York
Series
Cambridge studies in linguistics -- 131, Cambridge studies in linguistics -- 131.

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Dewey Decimal Class
415
Library of Congress
P291 .D35 2011

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Pagination
247 p. :
Number of pages
247

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25066625M
ISBN 10
0521199859
ISBN 13
9780521199858
LCCN
2011012721
OCLC/WorldCat
711047863

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