Verum focus is verum, not focus: Cross-linguistic evidence
The accent pattern known as verum focus is commonly understood as an ordinary alternative focus on the truth of a proposition. This standard view, which we call the focus accent thesis (FAT), can be contrasted with the lexical operator thesis (LOT), according to which the accent pattern that looks l...
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Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2020-06-01
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Series: | Glossa |
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Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/347 |