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Dynamic aspects of language processing : focus and presupposition / J. Engelkamp, H.D. Zimmer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Springer series in language and communication ; v. 16Publication details: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 1983.Description: x, 102 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0387124330
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 401.9 ENG Z 19
LOC classification:
  • P95 .E53 1983
Contents:
1. Introduction.- 1.1 The Aim of the Book.- 1.2 The Propositional Model of Understanding.- 1.3 Drawbacks of the Propositional Model of Understanding.- 1.4 The Organization of the Book.- 2. Typology of Knowledge.- 2.1 Entities and Predicates.- 2.2 Factual and General Knowledge.- 3. States of Knowledge.- 3.1 Given and New Knowledge.- 3.2 Activated, Deactivated and Focused Knowledge.- 3.3 Thematized Knowledge.- 4. Speech and the Visual Processing of Information.- 4.1 Three Kinds of Verbal Influence on Perception.- 4.2 Speech, Focus of Attention, and Perception.- 5. General Reflections on Communication.- 5.1 A Model of Communication.- 5.2 The Process of Understanding.- 6. Verbal Communication of Given and New Information.- 6.1 Verbal Communication of Conceptually Given and New Information.- 6.2 Verbal Communication of Relationally Given and New Information.- 6.3 Verbal Communication of Conceptually Given and New Information in the Context of Relationally Given and New Information.- 7. Verbal Communication of Focused Concepts.- 7.1 Verbal Communication of the Thematization Focus.- 7.1.1 Actional Structure and Subjectivization.- 7.1.2 The Size of Reference Objects and Subjectivization.- 7.1.3 Known Concepts and Subjectivization.- 7.1.4 Comparison of Active and Passive Sentences.- 7.2 Verbal Communication of Gap-Motivated Focus.- 8. Verbal Communication of RelationaUy Given and New Information in Standard Sentences.- 8.1 Passivkation and Relational Given-New Structure.- 8.2 Article Use and Relational Given-New Structure.- 9. Causes and Consequences of Focusing.- 9.1 Subjectivization and Focusing.- 9.1.1 Subjectivization and Focusing for the Speaker.- 9.1.2 Subjectivization and Focusing for the Hearer.- 9.2 Clefting and Focusing.- 9.2.1 Clefting and Focusing for the Speaker.- 9.2.2 Clefting and Focusing for the Hearer.- 10. Interaction Between Subjectivization and Clefting.- 10.1 Subjectivization and Clefting for the Speaker.- 10.2 Subjectivization and Clefting for the Hearer.- 10.3 Subjectivization and Clefting for Speaker and Hearer.- 11. Conclusion.- References.- Author Index.
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Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. [92]-98.

1. Introduction.- 1.1 The Aim of the Book.- 1.2 The Propositional Model of Understanding.- 1.3 Drawbacks of the Propositional Model of Understanding.- 1.4 The Organization of the Book.- 2. Typology of Knowledge.- 2.1 Entities and Predicates.- 2.2 Factual and General Knowledge.- 3. States of Knowledge.- 3.1 Given and New Knowledge.- 3.2 Activated, Deactivated and Focused Knowledge.- 3.3 Thematized Knowledge.- 4. Speech and the Visual Processing of Information.- 4.1 Three Kinds of Verbal Influence on Perception.- 4.2 Speech, Focus of Attention, and Perception.- 5. General Reflections on Communication.- 5.1 A Model of Communication.- 5.2 The Process of Understanding.- 6. Verbal Communication of Given and New Information.- 6.1 Verbal Communication of Conceptually Given and New Information.- 6.2 Verbal Communication of Relationally Given and New Information.- 6.3 Verbal Communication of Conceptually Given and New Information in the Context of Relationally Given and New Information.- 7. Verbal Communication of Focused Concepts.- 7.1 Verbal Communication of the Thematization Focus.- 7.1.1 Actional Structure and Subjectivization.- 7.1.2 The Size of Reference Objects and Subjectivization.- 7.1.3 Known Concepts and Subjectivization.- 7.1.4 Comparison of Active and Passive Sentences.- 7.2 Verbal Communication of Gap-Motivated Focus.- 8. Verbal Communication of RelationaUy Given and New Information in Standard Sentences.- 8.1 Passivkation and Relational Given-New Structure.- 8.2 Article Use and Relational Given-New Structure.- 9. Causes and Consequences of Focusing.- 9.1 Subjectivization and Focusing.- 9.1.1 Subjectivization and Focusing for the Speaker.- 9.1.2 Subjectivization and Focusing for the Hearer.- 9.2 Clefting and Focusing.- 9.2.1 Clefting and Focusing for the Speaker.- 9.2.2 Clefting and Focusing for the Hearer.- 10. Interaction Between Subjectivization and Clefting.- 10.1 Subjectivization and Clefting for the Speaker.- 10.2 Subjectivization and Clefting for the Hearer.- 10.3 Subjectivization and Clefting for Speaker and Hearer.- 11. Conclusion.- References.- Author Index.

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