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Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: "C. Stirling Bartholomew" <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>
Cc: hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 21:14:50 +0100

On 05/08/2004 19:40, C. Stirling Bartholomew wrote:

...

So as a general rule, a participant's level of encoding will be inversely
proportional to accessibility in the narrative. When a participant is highly
accessible zero anaphora is adequate. When a participant has moved off stage
into the wings a full noun phrase may be required. When a participant is
being introduced for the first time something more elaborate than a full
noun phrase may be used.

Yes - or a full noun phrase may be necessary to avoid ambiguity even when the participant has not moved off stage at all.

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[b-hebrew] Participant Reference, C. Stirling Bartholomew, 08/04/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference, Peter Kirk, 08/04/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference, C. Stirling Bartholomew, 08/05/2004
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference, Peter Kirk, 08/05/2004
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference, C. Stirling Bartholomew, 08/05/2004
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Participant Reference, Peter Kirk, 08/05/2004