Referring expressions in English and Japanese: patterns of use in dialogue processing
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1. Verfasser: Yoshida, Etsuko (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. Co. 2011
Schriftenreihe:Pragmatics & beyond 208
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Beschreibung:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Edinburgh, 2008 under the title: Patterns of use of referring expressions in English and Japanese Dialogues
Includes bibliographical references and index
It is a major challenge for linguists to explore the relations between referential choice and the discourse structure in dialogues, because, unlike written modes of discourse, dialogue as an interactional mode of discourse needs careful treatment for linguistic analysis. This book investigates how discourse entities are linked with topic chaining and discourse coherence by showing that the choice and the distribution of referring expressions is correlated with center transition patterns in the centering framework. It provides original empirical research into the use of referring expressions in
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 206 pages)
ISBN:9027286655
9789027286659

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