Focus concord constructions in Japanese and other languages

Focus concord constructions consist of a single finite clause in which the focused constituent is marked with a particle, and its scope is indicated by a non-root inflection on the predicate. This special collection explores the syntactic, semantic, and morphological characteristics of focus concord from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.

Guest Editors: Edith Aldridge, Hideki Kishimoto, Iku Nagasaki, Satoshi Kinsui


Research Article

History of focus-concord constructions and focus-associated particles in Sinhala, with comparison to Dravidian and Japanese
History of focus-concord constructions and focus-associated particles in Sinhala, with comparison to Dravidian and Japanese

Benjamin Slade

2018-01-05 2018 • Volume 3

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Sinhala focus concord constructions from a discourse-syntactic perspective
Sinhala focus concord constructions from a discourse-syntactic perspective

Hideki Kishimoto

2018-01-19 2018 • Volume 3

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C-T Inheritance and the left periphery in Old Japanese
C-T Inheritance and the left periphery in Old Japanese

Edith Aldridge

2018-02-16 2018 • Volume 3

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Origin and structure of focus concord constructions in Old Japanese – a synthesis
Origin and structure of focus concord constructions in Old Japanese – a synthesis

Heiko Narrog

2019-09-16 2019 • Volume 4

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