Chapter 4. Information structure

The flow of information is an important part of the grammar of a language and in every utterance, the constituents are ordered in a particular way so that they convey new, shared or old information, or alternatively, indicate what the sentence is about. In this context, we examine various types of new information (Focus), [Pragmatics - 4.1.] and constituents that convey what the sentence is about (Topic) [Pragmatics – 4.2.].