Chapter 6
A biolinguistic perspective on information structure
Article outline
- 6.1Preamble
- 6.2Earlier accounts
- 6.3When selectivity matters
- 6.3.1Emerging selectivity: Ontogenetic evidence of information structure development
- 6.4A closer look at evolution
- 6.4.1Information structure as shaped by nature
- 6.4.1.1Cognitive constraints on the emergence of IS units: The role of bottom-up (or data-driven) processing modalities
- 6.4.1.2Cognitive constraints on the emergence of IS units: The role of top-down (or context-driven) processing modalities
- 6.5Conclusion
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Notes