This edited collection of previously unpublished papers focuses on Centering Theory, an account of local discourse structure. Developed in the context of comput

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One of the most lively and contentious issues in contemporary linguistic theory concerns the elusive boundary between semantics and pragmatics, and Professor La

The ability to produce and understand referring expressions is basic to human language use and human cognition. Reference comprises the ability to think of and