Towards a Fine-Grained Theory of Focus

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1500
dc.title	Towards a Fine-Grained Theory of Focus
dc.contributor.author	Dal Farra Chiara
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2018/1/towards-a-fine-grained-theory-of-focus/
dc.description.abstract	This paper investigates the roles of focus, arguing that such a notion is too wide and can be applied to several phenomena. I show that focus needs to be further specified for (at least) another feature and is therefore made of smaller primitive traits. These can combine to create bundles of features, which give rise to the several types of foci we know. Moreover, these features are subject to parametrization and can thus account for cross-linguistic differences.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 52 \| September 2018
dc.issued	2018-09-28
dc.dateAccepted	2018-08-13
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-08-03
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2499-1562
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2018/01/002
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Focalisation
dc.subject	Focalisation
dc.subject	Focus
dc.subject	Focus
dc.subject	Focus movement
dc.subject	Focus movement
dc.subject	Left periphery
dc.subject	Left periphery
dc.subject	Syntax
dc.subject	Syntax

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Chiara Dal Farra Ca' Foscari

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abstract

This paper investigates the roles of focus, arguing that such a notion is too wide and can be applied to several phenomena. I show that focus needs to be further specified for (at least) another feature and is therefore made of smaller primitive traits. These can combine to create bundles of features, which give rise to the several types of foci we know. Moreover, these features are subject to parametrization and can thus account for cross-linguistic differences.

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Sept. 28, 2018

Accepted

Aug. 13, 2018

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Aug. 3, 2018

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Keywords: Focalisation • Focus • Focus movement • Left periphery • Syntax

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