The alternation null-overt in the interpretation of pronouns in discourse
The alternation null-overt in the interpretation of pronouns in discourse
Author(s): Florina Pagurschi, Alina TigăuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: null pronouns; overt pronouns; salience; continuity; coherence
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the difference in interpretation between null and overt third person singular pronouns in subject position in Romanian from a centering perspective (Grosz and Sidner 1986, Grosz et al. 1995). We argue that the null pronoun is preferred over the overt one when it co-refers with the center of the previous sentence.
Journal: Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 121-137
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English