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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 Tigău
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 121-137
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English