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Verbs of Reaction in Czech and the Topic-Focus Articulation of the Sentence

Author(s): Vojtěch Veselý
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: presupposition; reciprocity; stimulus; topic-focus articulation; verb of reaction

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines whether the presupposition of a stimulus implied by verbs of reaction in Czech is manifested in the topic-focus articulation of the sentence, and whether it is affected by the fact that the stimulus and the reaction together form (or do not form) a reciprocal situation.

  • Issue Year: 16/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 116-147
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Czech
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