Bridging inferences : constraining and resolving underspecification in discourse interpretation

Bridging inferences : constraining and resolving underspecification in discourse interpretation / Matthias Irmer.

This book develops a formalization that permits the integration of indirect anaphoric relationships in the construction of a structured discourse representation. From a broader perspective, it provides a suitable dynamic-logic framework that contextually constrains and inferentially resolves undersp...

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Main Author: Irmer, Matthias
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2011.
Series:Language, context, and cognition ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Discourse analysis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Vocabulary.
REFERENCE > Word Lists.
Discourse analysis
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Pragmatic Inferences
  • 2 The Common Ground and Intentions in Conversations
  • 3 The Discourse Model and Discourse Anaphora
  • 4 Discourse Structure
  • 5 Discourse Interpretation
  • 6 Bridging Inferences
  • 7 Bridges Between Events
  • 8 Bridging by Clitic Left Dislocation
  • Summary
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • A Note on Used Corpora
  • Bibliography
  • Citation Index
  • Subject Index.

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