Japanese Subjects and Information Structure : A Constraint-based Approach
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چکیده
This paper is concerned with how topic/focus articulation should be optimally integrated into Japanese grammar. Based on Engdahl and Vallduvı́’s (1996) Information Structure, we propose an analysis with the following characteristics: (i) information structure is an integral part of Japanese grammar and interacts in principled ways with both syntax and phonology, (ii) the representations of topic/focus in the information structure and its interactions with the particles wa/ga show one-to-many relation, and (iii) the ordering of grammatical functions and its interactions with other grammatical parts play an important role in determining the focus domain.
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