Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences articles from November 2004

Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences archives from November 2004

Third person effects on binding *.
November 1, 2004... Abstract The article provides evidence from a number of languages that sentences which are structurally identical, and differ only in morphological number, display different binding options." 1st and 2nd person sentences allow instances of...

Similarity and contrast in segmental phonology *.
November 1, 2004... Abstract It is well-known that both similarity and contrast play an important role in language. What is much less clear, however, is why one aspect of language is sensitive to similarity while another is under the sway of contrast. This...

Hybrid agreement in English *.
November 1, 2004... Abstract Most of the previous approaches to English agreement phenomena have relied upon only one component of the grammar (e.g. either syntax, or semantics, or pragmatics). This article argues that interrelationships among different...

Identifiability and definiteness in Chinese *.
November 1, 2004... Abstract This article explores how the pragmatic notion of identifiability is encoded in Chinese. It presents a detailed analysis of the distinctive linguistic devices, including lexical, morphological, and position in sentence, which are...

Robyn Carston: Thoughts and Utterances. The Pragmatics of Explicit Communication.(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Robyn Carston: Thoughts" and Utterances. The Pragmatics of Explicit Communication. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002. 418 pp. 19.99 [pounds sterling]. I have read this book with great emotion, as I was immediately aware that each of the propositions...

Shula Chiat: Understanding Children with Language Problems.(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Shula Chiat: Understanding Children with Language Problems. Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 286 pp. Hardback ISBN 0-52-57386-6; Paperback ISBN 0-521-57474-9. The title of this book is...