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The constituents introduced by theming markers in French in the face of anteposed spatio-temporal complements : a prosodic analysis
Tom Velghe
Journal of Speech Sciences · 4(1), 13-40 · 2014
What the paper examines
This corpus study compares French expressions that introduce a topic with sentence-initial time and place expressions. It examines their prosodic boundaries and how those boundaries relate to the organization of the sentence and discourse.
Reading it in context
The analysis connects syntax, topic structure and prosody in French. It is useful background for readers studying discourse organization, with conclusions tied to the constructions and corpus examined.
A question to read with
How were the topic-introducing expressions distinguished from other initial phrases?
Citation
Tom Velghe (2014). The constituents introduced by theming markers in French in the face of anteposed spatio-temporal complements : a prosodic analysis. Journal of Speech Sciences, 4(1), 13-40. https://doi.org/10.20396/joss.v4i1.15050
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