Alternative sets in language processing: how focus alternatives are represented in the mind

This book presents a novel experimental approach to investigating the mental representation of linguistic alternatives. Combining theoretical and psycholinguistic questions concerning the nature of alternative sets, it sheds new light on the theory of focus and the cognitive mechanisms underlying th...

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1. Verfasser: Gotzner, Nicole (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan [2017]
Schriftenreihe:Palgrave studies in pragmatics, language and cognition
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Zusammenfassung:This book presents a novel experimental approach to investigating the mental representation of linguistic alternatives. Combining theoretical and psycholinguistic questions concerning the nature of alternative sets, it sheds new light on the theory of focus and the cognitive mechanisms underlying the processing of alternatives. In a series of language comprehension experiments, the author shows that intonational focus and focus particles such as ?only? shape the representation of alternatives in a listener?s mind in a fundamental way
Beschreibung:xiv, 162 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 22 cm
ISBN:9783319527604
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