@inbook {7377, title = {Contrast in a QUD-based information-structure model}, booktitle = {On the place of contrast in information structure: definition, types, encoding and annotation. }, number = {Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]}, year = {2024}, edition = {Jorina Brysbaert \& Karen Lahousse }, chapter = {8}, abstract = {

In this paper I look at contrastive focus and topic within the model of information-structure annotation proposed by Riester, Brunetti, and De Kuthy (2018), Riester (2019), Brunetti, De Kuthy, and Riester (2021), which is based on the notion of\  \”Question under Discussion\” or QUD (Roberts [1996] 2012, among many others). The model assumes that every utterance in a (oral or written) text is preceded by an implicit QUD, and proposes four principles that constrain the formulation of QUDs. One principle, Parallelism, accounts for two or more utterances answering the same QUD. Such a discourse configuration naturally provides the ground for contrast (Umbach 2004, 2005, Repp 2016); specifically, what is called Simple Parallelism accounts for occurrences of contrastive focus, while Complex Parallelism is relevant when two alternative sets are evoked, namely with contrastive topics. I analyze naturalistic data from spoken and written interviews in Italian and French, and see to what extent Parallelism and contrast co-occur. I also assume that utterances in a discourse that are in a contrastive discourse relation are instantiations of focus and topic alternatives. Partially following Repp (2016), I assume the following contrastive relations: similar, oppose, corr(rection) and concession, and make clear whatcontextual and semantic restrictions make these relations different. I also look at the interplay between these relations and Simple and Complex Parallelism. I eventually show cases where contrastive relations are not found with a Parallelism discourse configuration. This occurs when one alternative is implicit, when contrast is only linguistically marked on one alternative, and in several instances of the concession relation. \ 

}, author = {Brunetti, Lisa} } @inbook {6659, title = {French reason-comment (how) questions: a view from prosody}, booktitle = {Functional categories and expressive meaning}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, organization = {Oxford University Press}, chapter = {12}, abstract = {

This paper discusses some semantic/pragmatic aspects of French questions starting with comment \’how\’ and having an interpretation of reason (similar to reason \’why\’), and investigates if and how these properties are reflected by prosody. With reason-comment questions, the speaker doubts about the possibility of the event described by the question to take or have taken place and asks the hearer to help her revise her expectations about it, by giving her some reasons for its existence. The speaker\’s doubt is often accompanied by additional emotions, such as indignation, exasperation, etc. In order to analyze the prosody of these questions, we conducted a production experiment comparing the reason and the manner reading of comment-questions. Results confirmed that prosodic cues allow distinguishing the two interpretations. In utterances with reason reading, the expression of questioning force is important, though accompanied by expressions of expectation disconfirmation and surprise.

}, isbn = {9780198871217}, url = {https://global.oup.com/academic/product/expressive-meaning-across-linguistic-levels-and-frameworks-9780198871217?cc=de\&lang=en\&$\#$}, author = {Brunetti, Lisa and Hiyon Yoo and Lucia M. Tovena and Rachel Albar} } @inbook {4790, title = {Annotation Guidelines for Questions under Discussion and Information Structure}, booktitle = {Information structure in lesser-described languages: Studies in prosody and syntax}, volume = {1}, number = {Studies in Language Companion Series}, year = {2018}, pages = {403-443}, publisher = {John Benjamins Publishing Company}, organization = {John Benjamins Publishing Company}, edition = {John Benjamins}, chapter = {14}, keywords = {annotation, information structure, naturalistic data, questions under discussion}, isbn = {9789027201102}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.199.14rie}, author = {Riester, Arndt and Brunetti, Lisa and De Kuthy, Kordula} } @inbook {1409, title = {A multilingual annotated corpus for the study of Information Structure}, booktitle = {Grammatik und Korpora 2009. Dritte internationale Konferenz, Mannheim, 22. - 24.09.2009. Grammar \& corpora 2009}, volume = {1}, number = {Korpuslinguistik und interdisziplin{\"a}re Perspektiven auf Sprache (1)}, year = {2011}, month = {2011}, pages = {305-328}, publisher = {Gunter Narr Verlag}, organization = {Gunter Narr Verlag}, edition = {Konopka, M., Kubczak, J., Mair, C., Sticha, F. et Wassner, U.H.}, address = {Mannheim}, isbn = {978-3-8233-6648-5}, author = {Brunetti, Lisa and Bott, Stefan and Costa, Joan and Vallduv{\'\i}, Enric} } @inbook {4074, title = {Interaction entre topicalisation, structure th{\'e}matique et discours dans les langues Romane}, booktitle = {Syntaxe, structure informationnelle et organisation du discours dans les langues romanes}, number = {Studia Romanica et Linguistica 33}, year = {2010}, pages = {9-27}, edition = {Peter Lang}, chapter = {Interaction entre topicalisation, structure th{\'e}matique et discours dans les langues Romanes}, author = {Brunetti, Lisa} } @inbook {1407, title = {Discourse Functions of Fronted Foci in Italian and Spanish}, booktitle = {Focus and Background in Romance Languages}, number = {Studies in Language Companion Series 112}, year = {2009}, pages = {43-82}, publisher = {John Benjamins}, organization = {John Benjamins}, edition = {A. Dufter and D. Jacob}, author = {Brunetti, Lisa} }