Focalization in a typological perspective

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https://doi.org/10.47456/rctl.v18i39.43433

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Focalization, Linguistic Typology, Informational structure

Abstract

The present study aims to present the various ways in which natural languages focus on constituents, notably through the three modules of grammar responsible for conveying meaning: syntax, morphology and prosody. To illustrate our arguments, we will adopt a small set of 19 languages, without areal or genealogical bias. The approach adopted by the article is influenced by the Generative Grammar (Chomsky, 2015 [1995]; 2001 among others).

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Rafael Berg Esteves Trianon, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Bacharel em Letras, mestre e doutor em Linguística pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professor substituto no Departamento de Linguística e Filologia da UFRJ.

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