Gregory L Ward
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3823674 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Gregory L Ward |
| NOMBRES | Gregory L |
| APELLIDO | Ward |
| FIRMA | WARD G L |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 46 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1984 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Functional Compositionality and the Interaction of Discourse Constraints
We argue for the existence of functionally complex constructions whose elements compositionally impose discourse-functional constraints on the use of the whole. In particular, we examine th-clefts (as in That's John who wrote the book), equatives with epistemic would and demonstrative subjects (as in That would be John), and simple equatives with demonstrative subjects (as in That's John). We show that, contra previous approaches, the latter two …
Equatives and Deferred Reference
Previous accounts of DEFERRED REFERENCE (e.g. Nunberg 1995) have argued that all (nonostensive) deferred reference is the result of MEANING TRANSFER, a shift in the sense of a nominal or predicate expression. An analysis of deferred equatives ( I'm the pad thai ) suggests an alternative account based on the notion of PRAGMATIC MAPPING: a contextually licensed mapping operation between (sets of) discourse entities, neither of which undergoes a tra…
On the interpretation of VP inversion in American English
Previous functional analyses of American English inversion constructions (for example, Hartvigson & Jakobsen, 1974; Gary, 1976; Green, 1980, 1982) have recognized – either implicitly or explicitly – that inverted sentences and their canonical-word-order counterparts are semantically equivalent. None the less, in Ward & Birner (to appear), we describe a non-truth-conditional asymmetry between the interpretation of certain VP inversions and that of…
Pragmatics and Natural Language Understanding
On the topicalization of indefinite NPs
A pragmatic analysis of tautological utternances
The Discourse Functions of VP Preposing
An analysis of a corpus of naturally-occurring data reveals that verb phrase preposing serves two functions in discourse: to affirm a speaker's belief in a salient proposition explicitly evoked in the prior discourse, or to suspend a speaker's belief in such a proposition. Various types of VP preposing are identified, based on the type of discourse connective that introduces the preposing and on the epistemic status, relative to the speaker, of t…
A pragmatic analysis of Epitomization
A type of OSV word order, Epitomization, is identified and analyzed. This type, previously unaccounted for, is distinguished on the basis of its discourse function. The left‐most (preposed) NP is a proper noun whose referent represents the epitome (superlative value) of some scalar attribute, while the referent of the subject NP is salient in the context. Use of Epitomization conveys a belief on the part of the speaker that the referent of the su…
On the topicalization of indefinite NPs
A pragmatic analysis of tautological utternances
The Discourse Functions of VP Preposing
An analysis of a corpus of naturally-occurring data reveals that verb phrase preposing serves two functions in discourse: to affirm a speaker's belief in a salient proposition explicitly evoked in the prior discourse, or to suspend a speaker's belief in such a proposition. Various types of VP preposing are identified, based on the type of discourse connective that introduces the preposing and on the epistemic status, relative to the speaker, of t…
Equatives and Deferred Reference
Previous accounts of DEFERRED REFERENCE (e.g. Nunberg 1995) have argued that all (nonostensive) deferred reference is the result of MEANING TRANSFER, a shift in the sense of a nominal or predicate expression. An analysis of deferred equatives ( I'm the pad thai ) suggests an alternative account based on the notion of PRAGMATIC MAPPING: a contextually licensed mapping operation between (sets of) discourse entities, neither of which undergoes a tra…
Functional Compositionality and the Interaction of Discourse Constraints
We argue for the existence of functionally complex constructions whose elements compositionally impose discourse-functional constraints on the use of the whole. In particular, we examine th-clefts (as in That's John who wrote the book), equatives with epistemic would and demonstrative subjects (as in That would be John), and simple equatives with demonstrative subjects (as in That's John). We show that, contra previous approaches, the latter two …
On the interpretation of VP inversion in American English
Previous functional analyses of American English inversion constructions (for example, Hartvigson & Jakobsen, 1974; Gary, 1976; Green, 1980, 1982) have recognized – either implicitly or explicitly – that inverted sentences and their canonical-word-order counterparts are semantically equivalent. None the less, in Ward & Birner (to appear), we describe a non-truth-conditional asymmetry between the interpretation of certain VP inversions and that of…
A pragmatic analysis of Epitomization
A type of OSV word order, Epitomization, is identified and analyzed. This type, previously unaccounted for, is distinguished on the basis of its discourse function. The left‐most (preposed) NP is a proper noun whose referent represents the epitome (superlative value) of some scalar attribute, while the referent of the subject NP is salient in the context. Use of Epitomization conveys a belief on the part of the speaker that the referent of the su…
The Discourse Functions of VP Preposing
An analysis of a corpus of naturally-occurring data reveals that verb phrase preposing serves two functions in discourse: to affirm a speaker's belief in a salient proposition explicitly evoked in the prior discourse, or to suspend a speaker's belief in such a proposition. Various types of VP preposing are identified, based on the type of discourse connective that introduces the preposing and on the epistemic status, relative to the speaker, of t…
Pragmatics and Natural Language Understanding
On the topicalization of indefinite NPs
A pragmatic analysis of tautological utternances
On the interpretation of VP inversion in American English
Previous functional analyses of American English inversion constructions (for example, Hartvigson & Jakobsen, 1974; Gary, 1976; Green, 1980, 1982) have recognized – either implicitly or explicitly – that inverted sentences and their canonical-word-order counterparts are semantically equivalent. None the less, in Ward & Birner (to appear), we describe a non-truth-conditional asymmetry between the interpretation of certain VP inversions and that of…
Equatives and Deferred Reference
Previous accounts of DEFERRED REFERENCE (e.g. Nunberg 1995) have argued that all (nonostensive) deferred reference is the result of MEANING TRANSFER, a shift in the sense of a nominal or predicate expression. An analysis of deferred equatives ( I'm the pad thai ) suggests an alternative account based on the notion of PRAGMATIC MAPPING: a contextually licensed mapping operation between (sets of) discourse entities, neither of which undergoes a tra…
Functional Compositionality and the Interaction of Discourse Constraints
We argue for the existence of functionally complex constructions whose elements compositionally impose discourse-functional constraints on the use of the whole. In particular, we examine th-clefts (as in That's John who wrote the book), equatives with epistemic would and demonstrative subjects (as in That would be John), and simple equatives with demonstrative subjects (as in That's John). We show that, contra previous approaches, the latter two …
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