Reference : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Jeanette K. Gundel and Nancy Hedberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gundel, Jeanette K.

Hedberg, Nancy Ann.

Series:

New directions in cognitive science.

New directions in cognitive science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reference (Linguistics).

Reference (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These articles, written by leading scholars in linguistcs computational linguistics, philosophy and cognitive psychology examine reference from a number of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, informed by different research traditions and employing different methodologies.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; PART I: What Is Reference?; 2. On Referring and Not Referring; PART II: What Is the Appropriate Linguistic Analysis of Different Forms of Referring Expression?; 3. Issues in the Semantics and Pragmatics of Definite Descriptions in English; 4. Equatives and Deferred Reference; PART III: How Is Reference Resolved?; 5. Rethinking the SMASH Approach to Pronoun Interpretation; 6. Good-Enough Representation in Plural and Singular Pronominal Reference; PART IV: How Do We Select Forms of Referring Expression?

7. The Overlapping Distribution of Personal and Demonstrative Pronouns8. Reference, Centers, and Transitions in Spoken Spanish; 9. Linguistic Claims Formulated in Terms of Centering; 10. Looking Both Ways; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-045025-8

0-19-971592-0

9786611159177

1-4356-3042-4

1-281-15917-4

OCLC:

192197472