Focus Projection in Serbo-Croatian

Research on the English language suggests that the relationship among phonological prominence, word order, and focus - better known as focus projection - is mediated through syntax. This book offers an innovative analysis of how the Serbo-Croatian language shows the workings of this relationship. Svetlana Godjevac explores the development of focus projection. Further distinguishing her work from the numerous studies of the English language, she analyzes how focus projection in Serbo-Croatian also depends on the semantic type of the prominence-bearing element.