Cognitive Status and the Form of Referring Expressions in Discourse.

Gundel, Jeanette K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ470848

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Publication Date: 1993

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Cognitive Status and the Form of Referring Expressions in Discourse.

Gundel, Jeanette K.; And Others

Language, v69 n2 p274-307 Jun 1993

Proposes six related cognitive statuses relevant for explicating the use of referring expressions in natural language discourse. A study of the distribution of referring expressions in naturally occurring discourse in English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish is offered as support for the proposal. (Contains 91 references.) (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, English, Japanese, Language Universals, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Speech Communication, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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