Centering Theory in Discourse (Hardcover, New)

Many areas of language-related research - language processing, linguistic semantics/pragmatics, speech understanding and synthesis, and psychological theories of attention - have shown an increasing need to describe and understand aspects of discourse anaphora in relation to both processing complexity and the global structure of discourse. A major problem in this area is the large gap between existing theories and accounts of actual phenomena in naturally occurring discourse. This work is an account of one aspect of discourse, local discourse structure, that makes specific claims about both processing complexity and discourse anaphora. The book focuses on Centering Theory's ability to account for data from naturally occurring discourse in several languages. The contributors test empirically several claims of Centering Theory, propose extensions to and refinements of Centering, and show how Centering can be integrated with other aspects of discourse structure and processing.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1997
First published:	March 1998
Editors:	Marilyn Walker (Principal Research Scientist) • Aravind K. Joshi (Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science, Co-Director of the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science) • Ellen F. Prince (Professor of Linguistics)
Dimensions:	242 x 163 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-823687-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General
LSN:	0-19-823687-5
Barcode:	9780198236870

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