The syntax-discourse interface : representing and interpreting dependency

This book combines theoretical and experimental aspects of the establishment of dependency. It provides an account of dependency relations by focusing on the representation and interpretation of referentially dependent elements, particularly regular reflexives, logophors, and pronouns. First, the es...

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1. Verfasser: Burkhardt, Petra
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia J. Benjamins 2005
John Benjamins Publishing Company
John Benjamins
Ausgabe:1
Schriftenreihe:Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today
Schlagworte:
Dependency grammar
Discourse analysis
Discourse studies
Generative linguistics
Grammar, Comparative and general
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Pragmatics
Realization (Linguistics)
Semantics
Syntax
Theoretical linguistics
Discourse studies
Theoretical linguistics
Generative linguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Pragmatics
ISBN:9789027228048, 9027228043
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Zusammenfassung:This book combines theoretical and experimental aspects of the establishment of dependency. It provides an account of dependency relations by focusing on the representation and interpretation of referentially dependent elements, particularly regular reflexives, logophors, and pronouns. First, the establishment of dependency is discussed within a model of syntax-discourse correspondences that predicts an economy-based dependency hierarchy contingent on the level of representation at which the dependency is formed as well as the internal structure of the dependent element and its antecedent. Secondly, the model's predictions are substantiated by a series of experimental studies (conducted in English and Dutch) providing evidence from three sources of online sentence comprehension: reaction time studies, Broca's aphasia patient studies, and event-related brain potential studies. The findings show that dependencies are established at distinct levels of linguistic encoding (i.e. syntax or discourse) determined by the presence or absence of coargumenthood and the representation of the dependency-forming elements.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-255) and index
ISBN:9789027228048
9027228043
DOI:10.1075/la.80