by Natsuko Nakagawa (Author)
This study explores information structure (IS) within the framework of corpus linguistics and functional linguistics. As a case study, it investigates IS phenomena in spoken Japanese: particles including so-called topic particles, case particles, and zero particles; word order; and intonation. The study discusses how these phenomena are related to cognitive and communicative mechanisms of humans.
Number of Pages: 318
Dimensions: 0.75 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN
Publication Date: December 10, 2020