Information structure and the syntax-phonology interface

Linguistic Inquiry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 649-689

  Steedman, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combinatory Categorial Grammar; Comment; Focus; Information structure; Intonation; Phonological form; Rheme; Syntax; Theme; Topic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038405804     PISSN: 00243892     EISSN: 00243892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/002438900554505     Document Type: Article

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