This course adopts a cross-linguistic approach to discussing information structure (i.e., how information is packaged and expressed between interlocutors to achieve communication). Different information structural (IS) notions such as focus, topics, and givenness, and their grammatical realizations will be discussed.
Based on a few selected case studies, we will examine how diverse language families structurally encode IS notions. Participants will be fully involved in discussing the empirical data found across languages, the major theoretical frameworks, and also the current debates on how IS interfaces with syntax, semantics, and phonology.
| Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum | |
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| wöchentlich | Di | 14-16 | 12.10.2026-05.02.2027 |
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| 23-LIN-MaASW Topics in General and Comparative Linguistics | Lehrveranstaltung 1 | Studienleistung
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| Lehrveranstaltung 2 | Studienleistung
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