The End-Weight and End-Focus Principles in Rhematic Subjects

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The End-Weight and End-Focus Principles in Rhematic Subjects

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Subjects in English typically occur in their canonical initial position and, since they are predominantly thematic, tend to be short, often formally realised by an anaphoric pronoun. Consequently, sentences with thematic initial subjects normally complyboth with the principle of end-weight and that of end-focus, reserving the position at the end of the sentence for structurally and informationally heavier elements. On the other hand, rhematic subjects either remain initial, in which case they contradict the principle of end-focus, or, less commonly, in intransitive structures, occur in postposition. Postposed rhematic subjects are typically, though not necessarily, structurally complex, i.e. heavy. This paper looks at how the interplay of the principles of end-focus and end-weight affects the choice of the initial or final position of rhematic subjects in sentences implementing the presentation scale.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The End-Weight and End-Focus Principles in Rhematic Subjects

Popis výsledku anglicky

Subjects in English typically occur in their canonical initial position and, since they are predominantly thematic, tend to be short, often formally realised by an anaphoric pronoun. Consequently, sentences with thematic initial subjects normally complyboth with the principle of end-weight and that of end-focus, reserving the position at the end of the sentence for structurally and informationally heavier elements. On the other hand, rhematic subjects either remain initial, in which case they contradict the principle of end-focus, or, less commonly, in intransitive structures, occur in postposition. Postposed rhematic subjects are typically, though not necessarily, structurally complex, i.e. heavy. This paper looks at how the interplay of the principles of end-focus and end-weight affects the choice of the initial or final position of rhematic subjects in sentences implementing the presentation scale.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

AI - Jazykověda

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2012

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Theories and Practices: The Third International Conference on Anglophone Studies

ISBN

978-80-7454-191-9

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

79-85

Název nakladatele

Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

Místo vydání

Zlín

Místo konání akce

Univerzita Tomáše Baťi

Datum konání akce

7. 9. 2011

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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