Information flow
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information-flow-239-4823128
title:
Information flow
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In discourse-based grammatical theory, information flow is any tracking of referential information by speakers. Information may be new, i.e., just introduced into the conversation; given, i.e., already active in the speakers' consciousness; or old, i.e., no longer active. The various types of activation, and how these are defined, are model-dependent. Information flow affects grammatical structures such as: Word order.
Active, passive, or middle voice.
Choice of deixis, such as articles; "medial
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Tracking of referential information by speakers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_flow
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2023-11-20T18:53:45Z
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