The Syntax of Monsters

We present novel data showing that indexicals, first and second person pronouns in particular, occurring in a certain kind of attitude report in Uyghur are interpreted with respect to the reported context (indexical shifting). While previous authors report similar shifted interpretations of indexica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shklovsky, Kirill, Sudo, Yasutada
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90931