ConSOLE 10 2002 • Lund University

The one girl who was kissed by every boy: Scope, scrambling and discourse function in Russian

Tania Ionin

TopicalizationCovert QRFrozen Scope

Abstract

This paper discusses frozen scope in Russian, and links it to discourse function. It is argued that covert QR as well as reconstruction are restricted by the availability of discourse-driven overt movement (Topicalization). It is suggested that short obligatory QR, driven by semantic interpretability, exists in Russian. This paper also discusses the nature of Topicalization in Russian, showing an interaction between Topicalization and definiteness / specificity.

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Tania Ionin (2002). the one girl who was kissed by every boy: scope, scrambling and discourse function in russian. In Proceedings of ConSOLE 10, edited by Marjo van Koppen, Ericca Thrift, Erik Jan van der Torre, Malte Zimmermann, (pp. 79-94).

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Ionin-ConSOLE9-2000, title={The one girl who was kissed by every boy: Scope, scrambling and discourse function in Russian}, author={Tania Ionin}, booktitle={Proceedings of ConSOLE 10}, year={2002}, pages={79-94}, editor={Marjo van Koppen and Ericca Thrift and Erik Jan van der Torre and Malte Zimmermann} }

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