Matteo Fiorini

University of Utah | UOU · Department of Linguistics

The contribution investigates the correlation between word order and focus in Basque, showing that the distribution of foci depends on anchoring constraints. I propose a distinction between foci connected either to the discourse level or the speaker's epistemic and doxastic evaluation of the proposition, hosted in a high or a low focus projection.

This paper proposes an analysis of the discourseparticle (DiP) poi in the Italian as spoken in Vallecamonica, in the north of the country. The data discussed here show that the informal characterizations provided in the literature (e.g., Cognola & Cruschina 2021) are superfluous to capture the meanings of poi described in the paper. The import of t...

This paper proposes an analysis of the discourse particle (DiP) poi in the Italian as spoken in Vallecamonica, in the north of the country. The data discussed here show that the informal characterizations provided in the literature (e.g., Cognola & Cruschina 2021) are insufficient to capture the meanings of poi described in the paper. The import of...

Abstract: This paper argues that ‘free’ word order in Basque arises from syntactic conditions on information structure. In particular, I propose that there are two positions for focus: one in the left periphery of the clause, hosting foci that need an antecedent to be interpreted and one in the low periphery hosting other types of focus. The propo...