Alternative Sets in Language Processing How Focus Alternatives are Represented in the Mind
This book presents a novel experimental approach to investigating the mental representation of linguistic alternatives. Combining theoretical and psycholinguistic questions concerning the nature of alternative sets, it sheds new light on the theory of focus and the cognitive mechanisms underlying th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Theoretical and empirical background
- Chapter 3. Long-term representation of the entire alternative set
- Chapter 4. The mechanisms of activation and competitive inhibition
- Chapter 5. What's included in the set of alternatives?
- Chapter 6. Contrastive pitch accents and focus particles
- Chapter 7. Conclusions