The polarity of a sentence is crucial for its meaning. It is thus hardly surprising that languages have developed devices to highlight this meaning component an

In research on Information Structure, there is an ongoing discussion about the role of contrast. While most linguists consider contrast to be compatible with bo

This volume offers a critical appraisal of the tension between theory and empirical evidence in research on information structure. The relevance of ‘unexpecte

This book offers a selection of papers dealing with second language acquisition, foreign language teaching and creole linguistics inspired by the scientific leg

The Koine Greek particles ἰδού and ἴδε have been traditionally translated as either 'behold' or 'lo'. But such mechanical renderings are inadequate as