Like other forms of communication, language is inseparably tied to some kind of linear-sequential presentation, due to the linear-sequential nature of the media it operates on. Linearization in its turn presupposes segmentation, i.e. decisions concerning the size and type of units to be brought into...
This special issue presents a selection of papers that were presented at MAD’08 (International Workshop on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Discourse) held in Oslo, 20-23 February 2008. Coordination éditoriale du numéro : Shirley Carter-Thomas & Laure Sarda