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    Revisiting Pronominal Typology
    MIT Press ; 2017
    In:  Linguistic Inquiry Vol. 48, No. 2 ( 2017-04), p. 259-297
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    In: Linguistic Inquiry, MIT Press, Vol. 48, No. 2 ( 2017-04), p. 259-297
    Abstract: The overarching goal of this article is to shed new light on the debate over whether pronouns ( she/ he/ it) generally have the syntax and semantics of definite descriptions ( the woman/ the man/ the thing) or that of individual variables. As a case study, we investigate the differences between personal pronouns and demonstrative pronouns in German. We argue that the two types of pronouns have the same core makeup (both contain a null NP and a definite determiner), but demonstrative pronouns have additional functional structure that personal pronouns lack. This analysis is shown to derive both their commonalities and their differences, and it derives the distribution of demonstrative vs. personal pronouns by means of structural economy constraints.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0024-3892 , 1530-9150
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1162/LING_a_00243
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    Language: English
    Publisher: MIT Press
    Publication Date: 2017
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    THROW
    Open Library of the Humanities ; 2023
    In:  Glossa: a journal of general linguistics Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2023-4-12)
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    In: Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, Open Library of the Humanities, Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2023-4-12)
    Abstract: This paper provides a detailed description of the distribution of an utterance-accompanying or utterance-replacing throwing away gesture (see Bressem & amp; Müller 2014, 2017), THROW, and proposes a formal analysis of its contribution. We argue that this gesture conveys dismissal, which we model as the marking of the question addressed by a preceding discourse move as unimportant. This work extends the growing body of linguistic work on formal gesture semantics to discourse-management gestures; moreover, we find that the dismissal meaning encoded by THROW is unlike other discourse-management operators in being unable to operate on propositional content that it accompanies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2397-1835
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.16995/glossa.8455
    Language: Unknown
    Publisher: Open Library of the Humanities
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Coreference and disjoint reference in the semantics of narrative dance
    University Library J. C. Senckenberg ; 2018
    In:  ZAS Papers in Linguistics Vol. 61 ( 2018-01-01), p. 199-216
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    In: ZAS Papers in Linguistics, University Library J. C. Senckenberg, Vol. 61 ( 2018-01-01), p. 199-216
    Abstract: This paper presents an exploratory production study of Bharatanatyam, a figurative(narrative) dance. We investigate the encoding of coreference vs. disjoint reference in thisdance and argue that a formal semantics of narrative dance can be modeled in line withAbusch’s (2013, 2014, 2015) semantics of visual narrative (drawing also on Schlenker’s,2017a, approach to music semantics). A main finding of our investigation is that larger-levelgroup-boundaries (Charnavel, 2016) can be seen as triggers for discontinuity inferences(possibly involving the dynamic shift from one salient entity to another).Keywords: co-reference, disjoint reference, dance semantics, iconic semantics, picturesemantics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1435-9588
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.21248/zaspil.61.2018.492
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    Publisher: University Library J. C. Senckenberg
    Publication Date: 2018
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    Steps towards a Semantics of Dance
    Oxford University Press (OUP) ; 2022
    In:  Journal of Semantics Vol. 39, No. 4 ( 2022-10-11), p. 693-748
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    In: Journal of Semantics, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 39, No. 4 ( 2022-10-11), p. 693-748
    Abstract: As formal theoretical linguistic methodology has matured, recent years have seen the advent of applying it to objects of study that transcend language, e.g., to the syntax and semantics of music (Lerdahl & Jackendoff 1983, Schlenker 2017a; see also Rebuschat et al. 2011). One of the aims of such extensions is to shed new light on how meaning is construed in a range of communicative systems. In this paper, we approach this goal by looking at narrative dance in the form of Bharatanatyam. We argue that a semantic approach to dance can be modeled closely after the formal semantics of visual narrative proposed by Abusch (2013, 2014, 2021). A central conclusion is that dance not only shares properties of other fundamentally human means of expression, such as visual narrative and music, but that it also exhibits similarities to sign languages and the gestures of non-signers (see, e.g., Schlenker 2020) in that it uses space to track individuals in a narrative and performatively portray the actions of those individuals. From the perspective of general human cognition, these conclusions corroborate the idea that linguistic investigations beyond language (see Patel-Grosz et al. forthcoming) can yield insights into the very nature of the human mind and of the communicative devices that it avails.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0167-5133 , 1477-4593
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1093/jos/ffac009
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Primate origins of discourse-managing gestures: the case of hand fling
    Walter de Gruyter GmbH ; 2023
    In:  Linguistics Vanguard Vol. 0, No. 0 ( 2023-01-03)
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    In: Linguistics Vanguard, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 0, No. 0 ( 2023-01-03)
    Abstract: The last decades have seen major advances in the study of gestures both in humans and non-human primates. In this paper, we seriously examine the idea that there may be gestural form types that are shared across great ape species, including humans, which may underlie gestural universals, both in form and meaning. We focus on one case study, the hand fling gesture common to chimpanzees and humans, and provide a semantic analysis of this gesture.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2199-174X
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1515/lingvan-2022-0004
    Language: English
    Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Different again
    Linguistic Society of America ; 2019
    In:  Semantics and Pragmatics Vol. 12, No. 3 ( 2019-11-15), p. 1-56
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    In: Semantics and Pragmatics, Linguistic Society of America, Vol. 12, No. 3 ( 2019-11-15), p. 1-56
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1937-8912
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.3765/sp.12.3
    Language: English
    Publisher: Linguistic Society of America
    Publication Date: 2019
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    Formal Models at the Core
    Wiley ; 2023
    In:  Cognitive Science Vol. 47, No. 3 ( 2023-03)
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    In: Cognitive Science, Wiley, Vol. 47, No. 3 ( 2023-03)
    Abstract: The grammatical paradigm used to be a model for entire areas of cognitive science. Its primary tenet was that theories are axiomatic‐like systems. A secondary tenet was that their predictions should be tested quickly and in great detail with introspective judgments. While the grammatical paradigm now often seems passé, we argue that in fact it continues to be as efficient as ever. Formal models are essential because they are explicit, highly predictive, and typically modular. They make numerous critical predictions, which must be tested efficiently; introspective judgments do just this. We further argue that the grammatical paradigm continues to be fruitful. Within linguistics, implicature theory is a recent example, with a combination of formal explicitness, modularity, and interaction with experimental work. Beyond traditional linguistics, the grammatical paradigm has proven fruitful in the study of gestures and emojis; literature (“Free Indirect Discourse”); picture semantics and comics; music and dance cognition; and even reasoning and concepts. We argue, however, that the grammatical paradigm must be adapted to contemporary cognitive science. Computational methods are essential to derive quantitative predictions from formal models (Bayesian pragmatics is an example). And data collection techniques offer an ever richer continuum of options, from introspective judgments to large‐scale experiments, which makes it possible to optimize the cost/benefit ratio of the empirical methods that are chosen to test theories.
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    ISSN: 0364-0213 , 1551-6709
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    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1111/cogs.v47.3
    DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13267
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2023
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    Pronominal typology and the de se/de re distinction
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2020
    In:  Linguistics and Philosophy Vol. 43, No. 5 ( 2020-10), p. 537-587
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    In: Linguistics and Philosophy, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 43, No. 5 ( 2020-10), p. 537-587
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    ISSN: 0165-0157 , 1573-0549
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s10988-019-09274-7
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2020
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    Super Linguistics: an introduction
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2023
    In:  Linguistics and Philosophy Vol. 46, No. 4 ( 2023-08), p. 627-692
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    In: Linguistics and Philosophy, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 46, No. 4 ( 2023-08), p. 627-692
    Abstract: We argue that formal linguistic theory, properly extended, can provide a unifying framework for diverse phenomena beyond traditional linguistic objects. We display applications to pictorial meanings, visual narratives, music, dance, animal communication, and, more abstractly, to logical and non-logical concepts in the ‘language of thought’ and reasoning. In many of these cases, a careful analysis reveals that classic linguistic notions are pervasive across these domains, such as for instance the constituency (or grouping) core principle of syntax, the use of logical variables (for object tracking), or the variety of inference types investigated in semantics/pragmatics. The aim of this overview is to show how the application of formal linguistic concepts and methodology to non-linguistic objects yields non-trivial insights, thus opening the possibility of a general, precise theory of signs. (An appendix, found in the online supplements to this article, surveys applications of Super Linguistics to animal communication.)
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    ISSN: 0165-0157 , 1573-0549
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s10988-022-09377-8
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2023
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