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The Distribution of Person Refering Terms in Natural Conversation

Wilson, Andrew J., Zeitlyn, David (1995) The Distribution of Person Refering Terms in Natural Conversation. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 28 (1). pp. 61-92. ISSN 0835-1813. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:3621)

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Abstract

This article outlines a methodology that integrates past approaches

to the subject of address and reference, which will allow for the

systematic and quantitative analysis of which person-referring expres-

sions are preferred by whom, and when they are used. Our purpose is to

make a case for examining personal reference as it occurs in natural

conversation and to outline a way to make this possible. We present our

methodology and highlight certain practical problems that arise, along

with suggested responses. This includes a discussion of the coding

scheme that has been developed and applied to a corpus of natural

conversation. The desired result of this article is to give a clear account

of the aims and constraints of our project. We discuss the differences

Item Type: Article
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Depositing User: D. Zeitlyn
Date Deposited: 24 Oct 2009 10:56 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/3621 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Zeitlyn, David.

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