Comparative Concept: announcement (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
announcement (inf)
| Typ | information packaging (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | announcement |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | announcement (inf) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a discourse context which tends to favor a thetic construal. An announcement is an 'out of the blue', usually unexpected and salient reporting of a situation. Example: TRUMP was elected! (with accent on Trump), uttered on November 9, 2016, the day after the Presidential election, is an announcement. (Section 11.3.1)