Testing the Limits of Anaphoric Distance in Classical Arabic: a Corpus-Based Study [PDF]
, 2013 One of the central aims in research on anaphora is to discover the factors that determine the choice of referential expressions in discourse. Ariel (1988; 2001) offers an Accessibility Scale where referential expressions, including demonstratives, are ...
Jarbou Samir O., Migdadi Fathi
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Outline of a Linguistic Model for the Study of Emerging Naming
Kalbotyra, 2021 The article presents the outline of a linguistic model that is part of a methodology for identifying and analyzing emerging or referentially unstable namings, such as cultural appropriation, street harassment, climate refugee or ecocide.
Agata Jackiewicz
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Non-situational functions of demonstrative noun phrases in Lingala (Bantu) [PDF]
, 2012 This paper examines the non-situational (i.e., non-exophoric) pragmatic functions of the three adnominal demonstratives, oyo, wand, and yango in the Bantu language Lingala.
Meeuwis, Michael, Stroeken, Koenraad
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How can the ability of six-month-old infants to learn words, meanings, and referential categories be explained? [PDF]
Слово.ру: балтийский акцентAccording to the generally accepted Stern-Vygotsky paradigm, preverbal infants, while learning words, first learn concepts and names (phonetic complexes) separately.
Alexey D. Koshelev
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NdeN et acquisition d’informations lexicales à partir du Trésor de la Langue Française Informatisé
Corela, 2007 For NLP systems, a major issue consists in resolving reference in order to find the themes of documents. In this article, we present a way to find semantic informations to resolve anaphors which use a referential expression of the form NdeN and an ...
Laurence Kister, Evelyne Jacquey
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis +9 more
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Corela, 2021 Sub-specification can be, and is generally, currently understood as falling within a job class of certain nouns. Subspecification can also be approached, no longer as a founding type of use, but as an intrinsic semantic property of certain nouns or types
Francine Gerhard-Krait
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The effect of perceptual availability and prior discourse on young children's use of referring expressions. [PDF]
, 2006 Choosing appropriate referring expressions requires assessing whether a referent is “available” to the addressee either perceptually or through discourse.
Anna Theakston +4 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus +6 more
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(De)accenting definite descriptions [PDF]
, 2013 This paper focuses on definite descriptions. It will be shown that a definite description refers to a given discourse referent if the descriptive content is completely deaccented.
Umbach, Carla
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