Topicalization and left-dislocation: A functional opposition revisited

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1665-1706

  Gregory, Michelle L ^a   Michaelis, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

(Pragmatic) markedness; Accessibility; English; Functional opposition; Left dislocation; Pragmatically bound grammatical relations; Syntax; Topicalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347140539     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-2166(00)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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