Alternative Sets in Language Processing - How Focus Alternatives are Represented in the Mind (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This book presents a novel experimental approach to investigating the mental representation of linguistic alternatives. Combining theoretical and psycholinguistic questions concerning the nature of alternative sets, it sheds new light on the theory of focus and the cognitive mechanisms underlying the processing of alternatives. In a series of language comprehension experiments, the author shows that intonational focus and focus particles such as 'only' shape the representation of alternatives in a listener's mind in a fundamental way. This book is relevant to researchers interested in semantics, pragmatics, language processing and memory.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Nicole Gotzner
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	162
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-84979-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech) Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Pragmatics
LSN:	3-319-84979-4
Barcode:	9783319849799

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