cofocus

English

co- +‎ focus

cofocus (plural cofoci)

(linguistics) An element in a clause, sentence, etc. that acts as the focus, or main element, in combination with another such element.
- 1987, Imre Ruzsa, Anna Szabolcsi, Proceedings of the '87 Debrecen Symposium on Logic and Language
  In general, the expression in focus is a predicate, which applies to something which is defined by the cofocus.
- 2000, Andrew M. Devine, Laurence D. Stephens, Discontinuous Syntax: Hyperbaton in Greek (page 52)
  Not all cofoci are presuppositions; sometimes the cofocus is new information "accommodated" to the common ground which is introduced as though it were presupposed […]

单词	cofocus
释义	cofocus English Etymology co- +‎ focus Noun cofocus (plural cofoci) (linguistics) An element in a clause, sentence, etc. that acts as the focus, or main element, in combination with another such element. 1987, Imre Ruzsa, Anna Szabolcsi, Proceedings of the '87 Debrecen Symposium on Logic and Language In general, the expression in focus is a predicate, which applies to something which is defined by the cofocus. 2000, Andrew M. Devine, Laurence D. Stephens, Discontinuous Syntax: Hyperbaton in Greek (page 52) Not all cofoci are presuppositions; sometimes the cofocus is new information "accommodated" to the common ground which is introduced as though it were presupposed […]
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