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A Cross-Linguistic Exploration of Context Updating Mechanisms

dc.contributor.authorBai, Xue
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-09T13:26:11Z
dc.date.available2021-06-09T13:26:11Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17875/gup2021-1593
dc.format.extent159
dc.format.mediumPrint
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGöttinger Schriften zur Englischen Philologie
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de
dc.subject.ddc420
dc.titleA Cross-Linguistic Exploration of Context Updating Mechanisms
dc.typemonograph
dc.price.print30,00
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:gbv:7-isbn-978-3-86395-491-8-9
dc.description.printSoftcover, 17x24
dc.subject.divisionpeerReviewed
dc.relation.isbn-13978-3-86395-491-8
dc.identifier.articlenumber8102142
dc.identifier.internisbn-978-3-86395-491-8
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume013
dc.subject.bisacLAN000000
dc.subject.vlb564
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dc.description.abstractengPresupposition is what people make use of on a daily basis. It is therefore crucial to comprehend how a presupposition gets projected in a sentence. This thesis focuses on three major presupposition projection mechanisms, namely left-right asymmetric, symmetric and hierarchical approaches. For the reason that the majority of previous research is undertaken on the basis of English data, this thesis evaluates these mechanisms employing Japanese and Chinese empirical evidence. The analyses and experimental data in this thesis confirm that, firstly, the left-right asymmetric account which is substantiated by English empirical evidence is not tenable in Japanese and Chinese. Secondly, the symmetric approach appears to be promising in both English and Japanese, though it has not been sufficiently investigated. Thirdly, the hierarchical framework can account for English, Japanese and Chinese empirical evidence preliminarily. Much more attention should be paid to the hierarchical approach to presupposition projection in further studies. Further investigation into this topic can deepen the comprehension of human language and language processing.
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dc.intern.doi10.17875/gup2023-1593
dc.identifier.purlhttp://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?univerlag-isbn-978-3-86395-491-8
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