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'''Though-movement''' is movement which looks like [[topicalization]] but is not, because the preposed phrase is separated from the rest of the sentence by the adverb ''though''. | '''Though-movement''' is movement which looks like [[topicalization]] but is not, because the preposed phrase is separated from the rest of the sentence by the adverb ''though''. | ||
| − | + | == Example == | |
| − | + | Though-movement derives (i)b from (i)a. | |
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(i) a Though I think she is pretty, I don't like her. | (i) a Though I think she is pretty, I don't like her. | ||
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'''Though-movement''' is easy to confuse with [[tough-movement]]. | '''Though-movement''' is easy to confuse with [[tough-movement]]. | ||
| − | + | == Links == | |
| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Though-movement&lemmacode=170 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Though-movement&lemmacode=170 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
* Radford, A. 1981. ''Transformational Syntax. A Students Guide to Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory,'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK. | * Radford, A. 1981. ''Transformational Syntax. A Students Guide to Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory,'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 17 August 2014
Definition
Though-movement is movement which looks like topicalization but is not, because the preposed phrase is separated from the rest of the sentence by the adverb though.
Example
Though-movement derives (i)b from (i)a.
(i) a Though I think she is pretty, I don't like her.
b Pretty though I think she is, I don't like her.
Though-movement is easy to confuse with tough-movement.
Links
References
- Radford, A. 1981. Transformational Syntax. A Students Guide to Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.
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