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Abstract：
Based on six detailed case studies of languages in which focus is marked morphosyntactically, we propose a novel formal theory of focus marking, which can capture these as well as the familiar English-type prosodic focus marking. Special attention is paid to the patterns of focus syncretism, that is, when different size and/or location of focus are indistinguishably realized by the same form. The key ingredients to our approach are that complex constituents (not just words) may be directly focally marked, and that the choice of focal marking is governed by blocking.
摘要：
基于六个详细的语言案例研究，其中重点在形态上被标记，我们提出了一种新颖的焦点标记形式理论，它可以捕捉这些以及熟悉的英语韵律重点标记。特别注意焦点融合的模式，也就是说,当焦点的不同大小和/或位置通过相同的形式不可区分地实现时。我们方法的关键成分是复杂的成分（不仅仅是文字）可能会被直接集中标记，焦点标记的选择受阻挡的支配。
