Salience : multidisciplinary perspectives on its function in discourse /

Salience refers to the prominence of information; salient items pop out and capture attention. This volume addresses the role of salience in discourse. It illustrates the range of multidisciplinary approaches - their diversities and similarities. The collection of papers covers a variety of research...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chiarcos, Christian, Claus, Berry, Grabski, Michael
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2011.
Series:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 227.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=388202
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Entity-based salience in discourse
  • pt. 2. Beyond entities in discourse
  • pt. 3. Beyond purely linguistic salience.