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Publication details [#762]
Andersson, Erik. 1976. Topic and comment in Swedish WH-questions. Papers from the Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics 3 : 9–17.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
A. calls attention to factors that influence the interlocutor's choice or interpretation of topic. Apparent contradictions as to the informational structure of WH-questions are solved by ascribing to these a topic/comment structure on two levels.