Ellipsis and Response Systems: A Usage and Experimental-based approach (séminaire du laboratoire de Linguistique formelle (LLF), Labex EFL, UMR 7110 CNRS, Université Paris Cité) (2023)

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titleEllipsis and Response Systems: A Usage and Experimental-based approach (séminaire du laboratoire de Linguistique formelle (LLF), Labex EFL, UMR 7110 CNRS, Université Paris Cité)
typeSéminaire
year2023
start_date2023/06/13
stop_date2023/07/03
schedule14h-16h
activeyes
websitehttp://www.llf.cnrs.fr/fr/node/7515
summaryLanguage comprehension and production both use correspondence relations between form and function, but this mapping relationship breaks down in elliptical constructions in that non-sentential utterances are mapped into fully propositional meanings. Of these incongruous mapping constructions, response systems are notorious for their complexity with respect to morphosyntactic properties as well as to semantic resolution. The lectures focus on four main types of elliptical response systems prevalent in daily dialogues, and tries to help better understanding of the response systems that play key roles in building successful communication. The lectures will be tied up with the newly launched project Understanding response systems in natural languages: An empirical and experimental study, co-working with Prof. Anne Abeillé, Prof. Ira A. Noveck, and scholars around the world.
responsiblesAbeillé