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Publication details [#2205]

Clark, Herbert H., Robert Schreuder and Samuel Buttrick. 1983. Common ground and the understanding of demonstrative reference. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior 22 : 245–258.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

mutual knowledge | reference, comprehension of

Annotation

On the basis of the results of some experiments, it is argued that, in general, common ground for speaker and hearer is necessary for understanding demonstrative reference.