Tautologies with proper names in discourse: Rhetorical relations and interpretation

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Tautologies with proper names in discourse: Rhetorical relations and interpretation. / Vilinbakhova, Elena ; Escandell-Vidal, Victoria.

In: Language and Communication, Vol. 76, 01.2021, p. 79-99.

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title = "Tautologies with proper names in discourse: Rhetorical relations and interpretation",

abstract = "In the literature on tautologies it is assumed that the context plays a major role in their interpretation. We provide an analysis of contexts in which tautologies are encountered in the framework of the theories of discourse structure. We examine a collection of tautologies made from proper names (TPNs) referring to famous personalities, and show that, contrary to the predictions made in previous analyses, i) TPNs can receive a wide variety of interpretations and hence can participate in any kind of rhetorical relation; and ii) TPNs are not necessarily specialized in the evocation of an evaluative attitude.",

keywords = "Tautologies, interpretation, Rhetorical relations, evaluation, Evaluation, Interpretation, BOYS WILL, PRAGMATICS, KNOWLEDGE, CONSTRUCTIONS",

author = "Elena Vilinbakhova and Victoria Escandell-Vidal",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Elsevier Ltd",

year = "2021",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1016/j.langcom.2020.10.007",

language = "English",

volume = "76",

pages = "79--99",

journal = "Language and Communication",

issn = "0271-5309",

publisher = "Elsevier",

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AU - Vilinbakhova, Elena

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AB - In the literature on tautologies it is assumed that the context plays a major role in their interpretation. We provide an analysis of contexts in which tautologies are encountered in the framework of the theories of discourse structure. We examine a collection of tautologies made from proper names (TPNs) referring to famous personalities, and show that, contrary to the predictions made in previous analyses, i) TPNs can receive a wide variety of interpretations and hence can participate in any kind of rhetorical relation; and ii) TPNs are not necessarily specialized in the evocation of an evaluative attitude.

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KW - interpretation

KW - Rhetorical relations

KW - evaluation

KW - Evaluation

KW - Interpretation

KW - BOYS WILL

KW - PRAGMATICS

KW - KNOWLEDGE

KW - CONSTRUCTIONS

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