Acquisition Evidence for an Interface Theory of Focus

Kriszta Eszter Szendrői

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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Phonetics and Phonology Research Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition

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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.

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