Anaphora
A Reference Guide
Explaining Linguistics (Series Nr. 3)
1. Edition December 2002
304 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Anaphora: A Reference Guide is a collection of essays that report on the major results of recent research in anaphora and set the stage for further inquiry.
* Reports on the major results of recent research in anaphora and sets the stage for further inquiry.
* Features contributions from among the world's leading researchers on anaphora.
* Presents an exciting picture of how broad the phenomenon of anaphora is and how it can reveal many mysterious properties of language.
* Includes articles of interest to many disciplines, including philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, linguistics, language studies, cognitive psychology, and psycholinguistics.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Timing Puzzles in Anaphora and Interpretation (Andrew
Barss).
2. Two Types o0f Scrambling Constructions in Japanese (Ayumi
Ueyama).
3. The Psycholinguistics of Anaphora (Janet L. Nicol and David
A. Swinney).
4. Two Pronominal Mysteries in the Acquisition of Binding and
Control (Dana McDaniel).
5. Reference Transfers and the Giorgione Problem (Mario
Montalbetti).
6. Tense and Anaphora: Is There a Tense-Specific Theory of
Coreference (Karen Zagona).
7. Surface and Deep Anaphora, Sloppy Identity, and Experiments
in Syntax (Hajime Hoji).
8. The Logic of Reflexivity and Reciprocity (D. Terence
Langendoen and Joel Magloire).
References.
Index.
interesting and insightful essays. I recommend it in the highest
possible terms.' David Lebeaux, NEC Research
Institute
'This is an outstanding book. Relating linguistics to
other cognitive domains in a non-trivial way, it clearly addresses
an impressive number of issues important for our understanding of
the design and nature of language.' Pierre Pica, Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
"Andrew Narss has done Linguistics and its related fields a good
service by putting together a collection of papers that address a
number of important issues in the study of anaphora. The major
selling point of the book under considersation is two fold. First
the articles contained in the volume are of high quality ...
Secondly, the book represents a welcome attempt to relate
linguistics to cognitive science, thus helping to shed new light on
our quest to attain a better understanding of human cognition ...
the book deserves to be read by anyone who is seriously interested
in the study of anaphora." Linguistics, volume 42 2006,
Cambridge University Press
