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Sloppy Identity
In linguistics, sloppy identity is an Interpretive discussion, interpretive property that is found with verb phrase Verb phrase ellipsis, ellipsis where the identity of the pronoun in an Elision, elided VP (verb phrase) is not identical to the Antecedent (grammar), antecedent VP. For example, English allows VPs to be elided, as in example (1). The elided VP can be interpreted in at least two ways, as follows: * The "strict" reading: sentence (1) is interpreted as (1a), where the pronoun ''his'' denotes the same referent in both the antecedent VP and the elided VP. In (1a), the pronoun ''his'' refers to John in both the first and the second clause. This is done by assigning the same Indexicality, index to John and to both the “his” pronouns. This is called the “strict identity” reading because the elided VP is interpreted as being identical to the antecedent VP. * The "sloppy" reading: sentence (1) is interpreted as (1b) where the pronoun ''his'' refers to John in the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguistics is concerned with both the cognitive and social aspects of language. It is considered a scientific field as well as an academic discipline; it has been classified as a social science, natural science, cognitive science,Thagard, PaulCognitive Science, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). or part of the humanities. Traditional areas of linguistic analysis correspond to phenomena found in human linguistic systems, such as syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences); semantics (meaning); morphology (structure of words); phonetics (speech sounds and equivalent gestures in sign languages); phonology (the abstract sound system of a particular language); and pragmatics (how social con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |