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Arnold, Jennifer E.; Griffin, Zenzi M. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2007
Two story-telling experiments examine the process of choosing between pronouns and proper names in speaking. Such choices are traditionally attributed to speakers striving to make referring expressions maximally interpretable to addressees. The experiments revealed a novel effect: even when a pronoun would not be ambiguous, the presence of another…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Story Telling, Discourse Analysis