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(Non)referentiality in Conversation
Edited by Michael C. Ewing and Ritva Laury
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 344] 2024
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Chapter 1
Toward the interactional relevance of (non)referentiality

| University of Helsinki
| University of Melbourne
| University of California Santa Barbara
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Prior research on referentiality
    • 2.1The early modern work of logicians
    • 2.2Reference in context
    • 2.3Reference in discourse
    • 2.4Interaction
  • 3.Key themes emerging from investigating reference in conversation
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
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