Focus Structure in Biblical Hebrew: A Study of Word Order and Information Structure Book

	Preface
	Abbreviations
Ch. I	Introduction	1
1	Past Studies of Nominal Clause Word Order	1
2	Past Studies of Verbal Clause Word Order	22
3	Purpose, Methodology, Data and Limitations	30
Ch. II	Information-Structure Analysis	37
1	Identifiability	38
2	Focus	41
3	Argument and Predicate	45
4	Topic, Comment, and Theme	46
5	New and Old Information, Presupposition, and Assertion	48
6	Summary	49
Ch. III	Three Focus Structures	50
1	The Three Focus Structures	50
2	Other Languages	52
3	Biblical Hebrew	56
4	Pragmatic Predicate and Pragmatic Subject	60
Ch. IV	Contrast, Emphasis, and Focus	63
1	Contrast	63
2	Emphasis	73
3	Summary	82
Ch. V	Predicate-Focus Structure	84
1	Activation States and Topic Acceptability	84
2	Active or Accessible Referents for Topic	85
3	Inactive or Brand-New Referent for Topic	107
4	Introduction of Brand-New Referents	112
5	Pragmatics and Markedness of Predicate-Focus Structure	114
6	Buth's SP Sequence	121
7	Summary and Conclusion	130
Ch. VI	Argument-Focus Structure	134
1	Focus Structure	134
2	Function	135
3	With Contrastive Members	137
4	Closing Formula	138
5	Summary	141
Ch. VII	Clause-Focus Structure	143
1	Overview	143
2	Information-Level Implications	148
3	Inter-clausal Level Implications	150
4	Text-Unit Level Implications (Discourse Functions)	163
5	"Focus" in Functional Grammar	181
6	Summary	183
Ch. VIII	Parallel Construction and List Structure	185
1	Predicate-Focus Parallel Construction	185
2	Argument-Focus Parallel Construction	186
3	Clause-Focus Parallel Construction	186
4	List Structure	199
5	Summary	203
Ch. IX	Some Problems for the Theory of Focus Structure	205
1	Muraoka's Five Categories of Peculiarities	205
2	Conjunctional Words and Phrases	222
3	Pseudo-Direct Speech	226
Ch. X	Exceptions	231
1	[actual symbol not reproducible] Division Marker and Existential Clauses	231
2	Chiastic Construction	233
3	Peculiarities of the Participle	235
4	Summary	239
Ch. XI	Summary and Conclusion	240
1	Focus	240
2	Clause-Initial Position	240
3	Three Focus Structures	240
4	Parallel Construction and List Structure	242
5	Focus, Contrast, Emphasis, and Intensification	242
6	Exceptions	243
7	Observations	243
	Excursus: Extraposition (Casus Pendens)	245
App. A	Data of Nominal Clauses	250
App. B	Data of Verbal Clauses	257
App. C	Deuteronomy 44:4-11:32	259
	Bibliography	291
	Index of Biblical Passages	302
	Index of Subjects	310