Language as tools for interaction: Grammar and the dynamics of ellipsis resolution

Linguistic Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 563-584

  Gregoromichelaki, Eleni ^a   Cann, Ronnie ^b   Kempson, Ruth ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialogue ellipsis; Dynamic Syntax; Intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870198302     PISSN: 01676318     EISSN: 16133676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/tlr-2012-0020     Document Type: Article

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