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Dialogue Games

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Abstract

Developing a theory of functional syntax is like planning a route across a difficult terrain with lots of criss-crossing paths, some of them worn wide by a multitude of wanderers. To stretch the simile, one who wants to make good headway may be wise not to follow the footsteps of his predecessors before he has cast an independent eye on the scenery. The path of least resistance may soon peter out, while the straight route goes elsewhere.

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Carlson, L. (1983). Old and New Information. In: Dialogue Games. Synthese Language Library, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-3963-0_11

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