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Article published In: Revue Romane
Vol. 58:1 (2023) ► pp.128–153

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Dislocazioni a destra interrogative tra grammatica e discorso

ORCiD logo with link | Ghent University
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Article language: Italian

Published online: 12 June 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/rro.18017.cro
Abstract
This article deals with clitic right dislocation (CLRD) structures. The interface examination of the interpretative, syntactic and prosodic properties of CLRDs shows that these constructions can be ordered on a scale based to a minor or greater degree of prosodic and syntactic integration between verb and post-verbal object. This scale of integration is based on the hypothesis that the different dislocations are part of a complex system of resources for the post-verbal expression of topic and focus categories. Crucially, the study shows that in interrogative CLRDs the clitic resumes an accessible referent which is also focal, manifesting the greater intersubjective attitude of the speaker. The work is based on the analysis of spoken data mostly taken from the CLIPS corpus.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduzione
  • 2.Il ripensamento
  • 3.La dislocazione a destra con clitico in frase dichiarativa
  • 4.L’emarginazione
  • 5.Il caso della dislocazione con clitico in frase interrogativa
  • 6.Livelli di integrazione nelle costruzioni dislocate
  • 6.Conclusioni
  • Notes
  • Riferimenti bibliografici
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