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OverviewIt 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 English and Japanese task-based dialogues, and applies and extends theoretical frameworks which attempt to account for local and global discourse coherence. Using a discourse-based integrated approach to anaphora resolution, Yoshida proposes a unified account on the patterns of use of referring expressions. The book will be of interest to discourse analysts, computational linguists, scholars of semantics and pragmatics, and cross-linguistics researchers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Etsuko Yoshida (Mie University)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 208 Weight: 0.555kg ISBN: 9789027256126ISBN 10: 9027256128 Pages: 206 Publication Date: 29 June 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Preface and acknowledgements; 2. Abbreviations used in glosses; 3. List of tables; 4. List of figures; 5. 1. Introduction; 6. 2. Approaches to referring expressions; 7. 3. Approaches to deictic expressions; 8. 4. Data collection; 9. 5. Centering and dialogue; 10. 6. Referring expressions in local coherence of discourse; 11. 7. Referring expressions in global coherence of discourse; 12. 8. Referring as a collaborative process in discourse; 13. 9. Conclusion; 14. Appendix A; 15. Appendix B; 16. References; 17. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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