Thora Tenbrink:
Identifying objects in English and German:
Empirical investigations of spatial contrastive reference
Abstract
In Tenbrink (2005), I presented the results of a web study addressing English
native speakers' strategies in a scenario that enhances reference via spatial
contrast. The present study compares the results for English with those obtained
for German. Results confirm previously identified communicative principles
underlying speakers' choices, and additionally point to a number of systematic
differences in speakers' strategies, which can in part be explained by differences
in language structure. |
