Comparative Concept: about(ness) (inf)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
about(ness) (inf)
| Typ | information packaging (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | about(ness) • aboutness • about |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | about(ness) (inf) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
the relation between what is expressed in a topic–comment sentence and the referent or topic that the comment or predication is predicated of. Example: in The coyote ran across the lawn, the sentence is about the coyote. Aboutness is intended to capture the notion that an utterance is relevant to 'a matter of standing interest or concern' (Strawson 1964:97). (Section 11.2.1)