Sense and Sensitivity : How Focus Determines Meaning

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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition

Abstract

1. Introduction. 2. Intonation and Meaning. 3. Three degrees of association. 4. Compositional analysis of focus. 5. Pragmatic Explanations of Focus. 6. Association with Reduced Material. 7. Extraction and Ellipsis. 8. Monotonicity and Presupposition. 9. Exclusives: facts and history. 10. Exclusives: a discourse account. 11. Conclusion

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