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In:Reference: From conventions to pragmatics
Edited by Laure Gardelle, Laurence Vincent-Durroux and Hélène Vinckel-Roisin
[Studies in Language Companion Series 228] 2023
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Speakers, addressees and the referential process

A pragmatic approach

 | Université Grenoble Alpes, LIDILEM
 | Université Grenoble Alpes, LIDILEM
 | Université de Lorraine (Nancy), ATILF
Published online: 2 February 2023
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Article outline
  • 1.Evidence that speakers and addressees matter
    • 1.1Referents are mental objects more than real-world entities
    • 1.2Importance of speaker intentions
    • 1.3Importance of addressees
  • 2.Conventions underlying the referential process
    • 2.1Influence of cognitive status on the form of referential expressions
    • 2.2Influence of genre on referential expressions and referential chains
  • 3.From conventions to pragmatics: Contribution of the present volume to current research on the referential process
  • Notes
  • References
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