The definite article, accessibility, and the construction of discourse referents
The definite article, accessibility, and the construction of discourse referents
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定冠词、可达性和话语所指的构建
DOI：
10.1515/cogl.2002.007
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发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
R. Epstein
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作者：
R. Epstein
在本文中，我认为，两个主要的方法，确定性，熟悉性或独特的可识别性，提供必要或充分条件的定冠词在英语中的使用。相反，我认为这篇文章的基本含义是表明话语所指的可及性，更具体地说，是通过心理空间或认知域的配置提供一条进入路径的可用性。说话者利用冠词在各种概念伪装下构建话语所指，引导听话者建立心理空间，并在这些空间中的元素之间建立适当的联系。进入路径被语法低估了，所以除了独特的可识别性（熟悉性）之外，条目还兼容一系列功能：话语突出，角色/价值地位和观点转变。该分析得到了一系列新类型的经验证据的支持，这些证据是从对自然发生的话语的检查中收集到的。
In this article, I argue that neither of the two main approaches to definiteness, familiarity or unique identifiability, provide necessary or sufficient conditions for the use of the definite article in English. I propose instead that the basic meaning of the article is to signal the accessibility of a discourse referent, more specifically, the availability of an access path through a configuration of mental spaces, or cognitive domains. Speakers employ the article to construct discourse referents under various conceptual guises, as well as to guide addressees in establishing mental spaces and appropriate connections between the elements in those spaces. The access paths are underspecified by the grammar, so the article is compatible with a range of functions in addition to unique identifiability (familiarity): discourse prominence, role/value status, and point-of-view shifts. The analysis is supported by a range of new types of empirical evidence gleaned from an examination of naturally occurring discourse.