Information structure and sentence form
LanguagePublished 1 September 1999
Maria Polinsky
Citations1,630
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Abstract
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Information 3. The mental representations of discourse referents 4. Pragmatic relations: topic 5. Pragmatic relations: focus 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index.
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