Fronting & Point of Departure

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sun Apr 9 15:10:50 EDT 2000


In a message dated 4/8/2000 2:05:04 PM Central Standard Time, 
c.s.bartholomew at worldnet.att.net writes:

<< 
 On page 21 of this book Randall Buth is cited* as suggesting that
 establishing the point of departure is the UNMARKED purpose for fronting and
 that we should not consider that a constituent has been fronted for
 highlighting unless it cannot be interpreted as a point of departure.
  >>

If only this were Greek to me.  Then I might have a chance of understanding 
what you're talking about.  What is "fronting?"  

gfsomsel



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