
Discontinuous foci – cases in which the focus as expected by semantic or pragmatic considerations is not a single constituent within the phrase marker – are not commonly discussed in the formal literature on focussing. This paper proposes to use Unalternative Semantics to analyze such foci. Unalternative Semantics is a novel framework for calculating focus alternatives from metrically annotated trees (instead of trees with Fmakers); this format naturally lends itself to the modelling of discontinuous foci. The paper compares this approach to other, alternative options involving F-markers and argues in favor of the F-less treatment.
focus, deaccenting, 602004 Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, discontinuous focus, alternative semantics, 602004 General linguistics, P1-1091, givenness, Philology. Linguistics
focus, deaccenting, 602004 Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, discontinuous focus, alternative semantics, 602004 General linguistics, P1-1091, givenness, Philology. Linguistics
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