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Publication details [#10328]

Yule, George. 1979. Pragmatically controlled anaphora. Lingua 49 (2-3) : 127–135.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

anaphora | given information | pronominalization | sentence meaning vs. utterance meaning

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Annotation

The use of anaphoric pronominalizations without linguistic antecedents is investigated. An explanation for the phenomenon is presented in terms of what speakers treat as 'given' elements in spoken discourse.