The phrase information-status is used repdeatly in the article "Definiteness and Information-status in Hindi", Baldridge, 1996, but what does it mean? Could someone explain it simply/ say where I could find a simple explanation?
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It's explained in the second paragraph of the article itself. What about the explanation isn't clear to you?– CairnarvonMay 25 at 19:04
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1He explains it: The information-status of a given noun is the speaker's specification to his/her audience as to where the entity which that noun refers to originated-directly from the speaker's world model; from the current situation; from what is thought to be mutually known; from the discourse itself; or from what may be inferred about something in the discourse.//This article is about what information determiners provide. The Hindi ones works differently than English or Spanish as there is ONLY one in Hindi. If I say to you: The dog on the porch. that is definite,– LambieMay 25 at 19:09
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I mean, that explanation in the paragraph is very non intuitive and confusing to me. Perhaps because I don't know much linguistics @Lambie– Hopeful WhitepillerMay 25 at 19:55
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It might help you to look up an introductory text/book on information structure/pragmatics. I've read Lambrecht's book which I found helpful, but that was in my 4th year of university linguistics. I'm not sure if there's something more accessible for those who are new to linguistics.– curiousdannii ♦May 26 at 4:06
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I'll check it out @curiousdannii– Hopeful WhitepillerMay 26 at 7:00
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