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Alternative Sets in Language Processing
Nicole Gotzner
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Description for Alternative Sets in Language Processing
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 162 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 35 black & white tables, 16 colou. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 360.
This book presents a novel experimental approach to investigating the mental representation of linguistic alternatives. Combining theoretical and psycholinguistic questions concerning the nature of alternative sets, it sheds new light on the theory of focus and the cognitive mechanisms underlying the processing of alternatives. In a series of language comprehension experiments, the author shows that intonational focus and focus particles such as ‘only’ shape the representation of alternatives in a listener’s mind in a fundamental way. This book is relevant to researchers interested in semantics, pragmatics, language processing and memory.
This book presents a novel experimental approach to investigating the mental representation of linguistic alternatives. Combining theoretical and psycholinguistic questions concerning the nature of alternative sets, it sheds new light on the theory of focus and the cognitive mechanisms underlying the processing of alternatives. In a series of language comprehension experiments, the author shows that intonational focus and focus particles such as ‘only’ shape the representation of alternatives in a listener’s mind in a fundamental way. This book is relevant to researchers interested in semantics, pragmatics, language processing and memory.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319527604
SKU
V9783319527604
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99-15
About Nicole Gotzner
Nicole Gotzner is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for General Linguistics (ZAS) in Berlin, Germany. She is affiliated with the DFG Priority Programme Xprag.de “New Pragmatic Theories Based on Experimental Evidence”. Her research combines semantic and pragmatic theory with language processing and child language acquisition.
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