Alternative Sets in Language Processing : How Focus Alternatives are Represented in the Mind
1st ed. 2017
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ISBN-10
3319527606
ISBN-13
9783319527604
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1st ed. 2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 13th, 2017
Print length
162 Pages
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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.
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.
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