Chapter 5 - Participant reference

Question 1

Semantic properties

Answer 1

the basic meanings associated with a particular word

Question 2

Morphosyntactic properties

Answer 2

the ways a word´s shape can be changed to express nuances of meaning, and the ways it fits into syntactic constructions

Question 3

Discourse pragmatic properties

Answer 3

words´ characteristic uses in conversation

Question 4

Schemata

Answer 4

sparse collections of properties and relationships that may not resemble any discourse world referent very closely at all

Question 5

Isomorphic plural nouns

Answer 5

have the same form as the singulars

Question 6

Semantic Head of NP

Answer 6

the one word within the phrase that refers to the same discourse stage participant that the whole phrase refers to

Question 7

Proper names

Answer 7

special nouns that are used to address and identify particular beings, things or places that are familiar and uniquely identifiable to speaker and audience in a particular context

Question 8

Demonstrative pronouns

Answer 8

this - these
that - those