Information Structuring of Spoken Language from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective - Paperback

by M. M. Jocelyne Fernandez-Vest (Editor), Robert D. Van Valin (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

M. M. J. Fernandez-Vest, CNRS & Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris; R. D. Van Valin, Jr., Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf.