Functional factors predict referential choice similarly across languages

Preprint of submitted manuscript (with Guido Linders) that reports on a computational study of referential choice across 16 diverse languages. Abstract: Speakers’ form choices on how to express referents in connected discourse are driven by a wide variety of considerations. Yet, it is to date unclear how precisely relevant factors are shaping referential choice andContinue reading “Functional factors predict referential choice similarly across languages”