Szendroi, Kriszta;
(2004)
Acquisition Evidence for an Interface Theory of Focus.
In: van Kampen, Jacqueline and Baauw, Sergio, (eds.)
Proceedings of GALA 2003 (Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition) held at Utrecht University 4-6 September 2003.
(pp. pp. 457-468).
LOT, Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics: Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
Main stress in English falls on the rightmost element. As the following question-answer pairs illustrate, an utterance with neutral stress is ambiguous with respect to its focus interpretation (Chomksy 1971). In particular, neutral, rightmost stress allows for DPIO, VP- and IP-focus.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Acquisition Evidence for an Interface Theory of Focus |
| Event: | Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition 2003 |
| Location: | Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
| Dates: | 04 September 2003 - 06 September 2003 |
| ISBN-13: | 90-76864-60-8 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/296253 |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Linguistics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124674 |
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