Language as tools for interaction
Grammar and the dynamics of ellipsis resolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20344215 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eleni Gregoromichelaki (0000-0002-6933-5314, King's College London, corresponding author), Ronnie Cann (University of Edinburgh), Ruth Kempson (0000-0002-5096-3812, King's College London) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Linguistic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/tlr-2012-0020 |
| OpenAlex | W2025737396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
In this paper we explore the consequences of defining natural-language syntax as procedures for context-dependent interpretation as argued within Dynamic Syntax. Dynamic Syntax is a formalism where both representations of content and context are defined dynamically and structurally, with time-linear growth across sequences of partial trees as the core notion, presumed to be manipulated by both speaker and hearer alike. The challenge of modelling the notorious heterogeneity of ellipsis effects in conversational dialogue is taken as a case study for establishing the appropriate concept of context. In the light of the success of these assumptions in capturing the diversity of ellipsis within an overall explanation, we argue that foundational assumptions like the competence/performance distinction as regards the nature of linguistic knowledge need to be reconsidered. We argue that the grammar needs to be defined in action-based terms with incrementality and context-dependence as crucial explanatory notions of syntactic/semantic phenomena. As a consequence of taking this perspective, we argue that success in communication may rest in the ongoing interaction between participants, as underpinned by low-level mechanisms of language use like the grammar, rather than in recognising some intended propositional content
Emergent grammar · Grammar · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Syntax · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Speech and dialogue systems · Artificial Intelligence
Linguistic communication and speech acts
Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories
The Interactive Stance
Collective Intentions And Team Agency
Saying what you mean in dialogue
The effects of common ground and perspective on domains of referential interpretation
Collaborative turn sequences
Ellipsis and higher-order unification
Understanding by addressees and overhearers
Logic and Conversation
Garfinkel and Ethnomethodology
Sequence Organization in Interaction
Intentions in Communication
The Illusion of Conscious Will
Faces of Intention
Collective Intentions and Actions
Being There
Against (Gricean) intentions at the heart of human interaction
Communication and miscommunication
Conversational Common Ground and Memory Processes in Language Production
Let’s Pretend
Behaviorism and mentalism
Individualism and Psychology
Intention in pragmatics
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2018 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |