The Syntax-Phonology Interface in Focus and Topic Constructions in Italian

The study of Focus and Topic concerns the structural configuration of the extrasentential hierarchy and the relation between syntax and discourse-related catego... » 

The study of Focus and Topic concerns the structural configuration of the extrasentential hierarchy and the relation between syntax and discourse-related categories. This work provides an account of Focus and Topic constructions on the basis of a syntax-phonology interface analysis. «