{"product_id":"information-structure-and-sentence-form-topic-focus-and-the-mental-representations-of-discourse-referents-paperback-9780521587044","title":"Information Structure and Sentence Form; Topic, Focus, and the Mental Representations of Discourse Referents (Paperback) 9780521587044","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInformation Structure and Sentence Form\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTopic, Focus, and the Mental Representations of Discourse Referents\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis major contribution to the study of discourse pragmatics investigates the 'information structure' of sentences.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKnud Lambrecht (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521587044, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 November 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 2.7 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It represents the state of the art in functional syntax.'  Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy do speakers of all languages use different grammatical structures under different communicative circumstances to express the same idea? Professor Lambrecht explores the relationship between the structure of the sentence and the linguistic and extra-linguistic context in which it is used. His analysis is based on the observation that the structure of a sentence reflects a speaker's assumption about the hearer's state of knowledge and consciousness at the time of the utterance. This relationship between speaker assumptions and formal sentence structure is governed by rules and conventions of grammar, in a component called 'information structure'. Four independent but interrelated categories are analysed: presupposition and assertion, identifiability and activation, topic, and focus.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Information\u003cbr\u003e 3. The mental representations of discourse referents\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pragmatic relations: topic\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pragmatic relations: focus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Semantics, discourse analysis, etc [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Semantics, discourse analysis, etc\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Semantics,%20discourse%20analysis,%20etc%20%5BCFG%5D%22\"\u003eCFG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005350957336,"sku":"9780521587044","price":62.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521587044i_9c3310a5-eb33-47ea-9771-c1a1ba64af96.jpg?v=1691370088","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/information-structure-and-sentence-form-topic-focus-and-the-mental-representations-of-discourse-referents-paperback-9780521587044","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}