Some observations on the left periphery of the Vedic sentence

Abstract

This article examines aspects of the information structure of the Vedic clause, with particular attention to the organisation of the left periphery, within the Split-CP framework proposed by Rizzi (1997; 2001). The analysis takes into consideration phenomena such as topicalisation, focalisation, and left dislocation, drawing on data from both Vedic prose and poetry, especially from the Atharvaveda and the Ṛgveda.