Przeglądaj Research in Language (2012) vol.10 nr 4 według tytułu
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Epistemic Vigilance, Cautious Optimism and Sophisticated Understanding
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-01-29)Humans have developed a critical alertness to the believability and reliability of communication: epistemic vigilance (Sperber et al. 2010). It is responsible for trusting interlocutors and believing interpretations. But ... -
The Pragmatic Functions of Repetition in TV Discourse
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-01-29)Since repetition is a natural phenomenon used to perform various functions in interactional discourse, adopting a pragmatic analysis to the discourse of Dr. Phil and his guests on Dr. Phil's TV show, this study attempted ... -
The Relevance-Based Model of Context in Processing Puns
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Testing the Limits of Anaphoric Distance in Classical Arabic: a Corpus-Based Study
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-01-29)One of the central aims in research on anaphora is to discover the factors that determine the choice of referential expressions in discourse. Ariel (1988; 2001) offers an Accessibility Scale where referential expressions, ... -
Usage Effects on the Cognitive Routinization of Chinese Resultative Verbs
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2013-01-29)The present study adopts a corpus-oriented usage-based approach to the grammar of Chinese resultative verbs. Zooming in on a specific class of V-kai constructions, this paper aims to elucidate the effect of frequency in ...