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This paper proposes an analysis in a Feature-based Lexicalized Tree-Adjoining Grammar (F-LTAG) [9, 18] for deriving the semantic representations of various narrow focus constructions. Te paper presents an extension of the F-LTAG analysis by Balogh [3] based on the syntax-semantics approach by Kallmeyer & Romero [11] and the semantic-pragmatic analysis of focus by Balogh [2].
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See e.g. Babko-Malaya [1].
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requires, that the proposition that
stands for is either equal to or scopes over the proposition that
stands for.
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To keep the examples easier, none of the following examples contain adjunction at the VP node, so in later examples I will skip the \(P\) features at the VP and S nodes.
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In earlier versions of Inquisitive Semantics [7] these two notions were referred to as the Theme (question) and the Rheme (assertion).
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Note, that certain details are different – e.g., the representation of proper names – between the InqB representation and a flat semantic representation. This technical detail will not be discussed any further in this paper.
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Note, that \(?\phi \) is not a separate category in the syntax of the logical language, but it is defined in terms of disjunction as given above.
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Note, that the language of InqB is used, where \(\exists x.\phi \) leads to a set of possibilities.
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Balogh, K. (2015). F-LTAG Semantics for Issues Around Focusing. In: Aher, M., Hole, D., Jeřábek, E., Kupke, C. (eds) Logic, Language, and Computation. TbiLLC 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8984. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46906-4_5
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