Pragmatically motivated null subjects in English: A relevance theory perspective

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-83

  Scott, Kate ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Procedural meaning; Pronouns; Reference; Relevance theory; Subjectless sentences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879256408     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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