Focus strategies in chadic

  • We argue that the standard focus theories reach their limits when confronted with the focus systems of the Chadic languages. The backbone of the standard focus theories consists of two assumptions, both called into question by the languages under consideration. Firstly, it is standardly assumed that focus is generally marked by stress. The Chadic languages, however, exhibit a variety of different devices for focus marking. Secondly, it is assumed that focus is always marked. In Tangale, at least, focus is not marked consistently on all types of constituents. The paper offers two possible solutions to this dilemma.

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Author details:Katharina Hartmann, Malte ZimmermannORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8423
ISSN:1866-4725
ISSN:1614-4708
Title of parent work (German):Interdisciplinary studies on information structure : ISIS ; working papers of the SFB 632
Subtitle (German):the case of tangale revisited
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Publication year:2004
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2006/09/08
Tag:focus marking; focus movement; tone languages
Issue:1
First page:207
Last Page:243
Source:Interdisciplinary studies on information structure : ISIS ; working papers of the SFB 632. - Vol. 1
RVK - Regensburg classification:ER 300
Organizational units:Extern / Extern
DDC classification:4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache
Collection(s):Universität Potsdam / Schriftenreihen / Interdisciplinary studies on information structure : ISIS ; working papers of the SFB 632, ISSN 1866-4725 / ISIS (2004) 01
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
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Interdisciplinary studies on information structure : ISIS ; Working papers of the SFB 632. - Potsdam : Univ.-Verl., 2004. - (ISIS ; 1)
URN: urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8237

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