Information structure and the organization of oral texts have been rarely studied crosslinguistically. This book contains studies of the grammatical organization of information in languages from different areas (e.g. Amazonian, Finno-Ugric, South-Asian) from a variety of theoretical angles. It will be a valuable resource for researchers investigating the interaction of morphosyntax and discourse in familiar and less familiar languages.
M. M. Jocelyne Fernandez-Vest
Conversation analysis Conversation analysis, Cross-cultural studies Discourse analysis Focus (Linguistics) Focus (Linguistics), Cross-cultural studies Grammar, Comparative and general, Morphosyntax Grammar, Comparative and general, Syntax Grammar, Comparative and general, Topic and comment Grammar, Comparative and general, Topic and comment, Cross-cultural studies Information Structure, Typology, Grammatical Theory, Non-Indo-European Languages Oral communication Phrase structure grammar Phrase structure grammar, Cross-cultural studies Psycholinguistics Psycholinguistics, Cross-cultural studies