Referring expressions in English and Japanese : patterns of use in dialogue processing /

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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 d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yoshida, Etsuko
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
Series:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 208.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Topic and comment.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Noun phrase.
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Japanese.
Japanese language > Grammar, Comparative > English.
Discourse analysis.
Sujet et prédicat.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Japanese.
Discourse analysis
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Japanese
Grammar, Comparative and general > Noun phrase
Grammar, Comparative and general > Topic and comment
Japanese language > Grammar, Comparative > English
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027286659
9027286655

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