Copulative and narrative patterns in Gur focus constructions

Abstract

- Characteristic of ex-situ focus constructions // - The absolute pattern (transitive example) // - The copulative pattern // - The narrative pattern // - Conclusion // Ex-situ SF and NSF constructions:// follow information structural principles above the simple clause level and can be analyzed as topic-marking strategies (rather than simply focalizing) // - are used whenever the grammatical subject does not also represent the topic of a clause: ex-situ SF introduces entities as major discourse topics independent from the narrative chain of events, ex-situ NSF introduces entities with respect to certain events