Right dislocation

Abstract

Abstract This chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of Italian right dislocation, which is claimed to (i) occur clause externally, (ii) not require clitic doubling, (iii) involve movement. An accurate understanding of right dislocation is necessary for the analysis of discourse-givennes as well as focalization, as discussed in detail in Chapter 5. The analysis of right dislocation in this chapter challenges widely held but incorrect assumptions concerning the necessity of clitic doubling and the position of right dislocation, both of which can lead to incorrect conclusions about the position of focus when focus is followed by right dislocated constituents. The chapter also includes a detailed comparison between right dislocation and clitic left dislocation as well as a detailed discussion of alternative analyses of right dislocation to date.

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