A Semantic Explication of Information Status and the Underspecification of the Recipients’ Knowledge
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This article presents a survey of and an investigation into the notion of information status. Based on insights from DRT and presupposition theory a new variant of IS taxonomis is developed, considering issues such as accommodation and underspecification of text with regard to hearer knowledge.
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A Semantic Explication of Information Status and the Under- specification of the Recipients’ Knowledge
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