Anaphoric Pronouns and the Computation of Prominence Profiles.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10936-022-09873-9
Abstract: Previous research has investigated anaphoric resolution at the anaphor. Using a self-paced reading study we show that prominence profiles, i.e. the ranking of the referential candidates for anaphoric resolution, are dynamically established as discourse unfolds.… read more here.
Keywords: anaphoric pronouns; prominence profiles; pronoun; computation ... See more keywords
The first person singular pronoun topic as attention-getter in interaction: A study of qá mà in Longxi Qiang
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2019.12.002
Abstract: Abstract This paper explores the multifunctionality of qa ma [first-person singular pronoun + topic marker] in Longxi Qiang, a Tibeto-Burman language. The commonality of the various functions of qa ma is attention-getting. Previous researchers have focused on… read more here.
Keywords: person singular; singular pronoun; pronoun; pronoun topic ... See more keywords
Constituting institutional identity in political discourse: The use of the first-person plural pronoun in China's press conferences
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047404523000386
Abstract: The discursive construction of institutional identity concerns how speakers, through their verbal conduct, perform actions as incumbents of particular institutional roles. This can be accomplished through the first-person plural pronoun, a salient marker of the… read more here.
Keywords: person plural; institutional identity; press; identity ... See more keywords
Variable subject pronoun expression in Cabo-Verdean Creole
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DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.00071.rod
Abstract: The Cabo-Verdean Creole (CVC) subject domain has clitic and tonic pronouns that often amalgamate in double subject pronoun constructions; the possibility of a zero-subject and the formal category underlying subject clitics are disputed (Baptista 1995,… read more here.
Keywords: pronoun; subject pronoun; expression; cabo verdean ... See more keywords
A corpus-based study of the human impersonal pronoun "('n) mens" in Afrikaans:Compared to "men" and "een mens" in Dutch
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DOI: 10.1075/lic.17004.van
Abstract: This article compares the grammaticalizing human impersonal pronoun ('n) mens in Afrikaans to fully grammaticalized men and non-grammaticalized een mens in Dutch. It is shown that 'n mens and een mens can still be used… read more here.
Keywords: impersonal pronoun; pronoun; een mens; human impersonal ... See more keywords
Semantic Properties of Pronouns Modulate Pronoun Use: Evidence from Cantonese
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DOI: 10.1080/0163853x.2016.1218312
Abstract: Pronouns vary across languages in terms of their specification of semantic features. For example, the third singular pronoun in Cantonese (keoi), unlike in English, does not make distinctions of gender and animacy. The present study… read more here.
Keywords: pronoun; pronoun use; properties pronouns; semantic properties ... See more keywords
The Short-Form of the Phoenician First-Person, Independent Pronoun Reassessed
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DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgz020
Abstract: The majority consensus concerning the first-person, singular, independent pronoun in Phoenician-Punic is that the language/s possessed only one form of the pronoun - 'nk. Krahmalkov in his dictionary of Phoenician-Punic lists two instances of a… read more here.
Keywords: pronoun; form; short form; independent pronoun ... See more keywords
How do Antecedent Semantics Influence Pronoun Interpretation? Evidence from Eye Movements
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13251
Abstract: Abstract Pronoun interpretation is often described as relying on a comprehender's mental model of discourse. For example, in some psycholinguistic accounts, interpreting pronouns involves a process of retrieval, whereby a pronoun is resolved by accessing… read more here.
Keywords: antecedent semantics; semantics; pronoun interpretation; evidence ... See more keywords
A Bayesian Approach to German Personal and Demonstrative Pronouns
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672927
Abstract: When faced with an ambiguous pronoun, an addressee must interpret it by identifying a suitable referent. It has been proposed that the interpretation of pronouns can be captured using Bayes’ Rule: P(referent|pronoun) ∝ P(pronoun|referent)P(referent). This… read more here.
Keywords: demonstrative pronouns; personal demonstrative; referent; model ... See more keywords
The Chequered History of the Prodigal ‘you’ Pronoun
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DOI: 10.5296/ijch.v8i1.18271
Abstract: This paper pursues the proposition that today’s English can be likened to a spectacularly-coloured butterfly that is always prepared to flutter forward undaunted by its dazzling change over time. In order to exemplify change as… read more here.
Keywords: person; pronoun; paper; chequered history ... See more keywords