Given Versus New Information
Definition:
Given versus new information is a distinction between information that is assumed or supplied by the speaker and that which is presented for the first time.
Discussion:
The distinction between given and new information may affect the structure of clauses, sentences, and discourses.
Source:
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136, 206–207
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