Contrasting contrastive-topicalization strategies

This paper offers a comparison and preliminary analysis of ‘topicalization’ strategies in German, Basque, and English. I argue that Basque and English topics at the left periphery are dislocated elements resumed by pronominal correlates, a configuration more directly evidenced in German. I propose a...

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Published in:	Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo." Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 169 - 192
Main Author:	Ott, Dennis
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	UPV/EHU Press 18-10-2023
Subjects:	dislocation ellipsis pragmatics question under discussion syntax
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