Escandell Vidal, María VictoriaVilinbakhova, Elena2024-02-052024-02-052020Vilinbakhova, Elena, y Victoria Escandell-Vidal. «Tautologies with Proper Names in Discourse: Rhetorical Relations and Interpretation». Language & Communication 76 (enero de 2021): 79-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2020.10.007.0271-530910.1016/j.langcom.2020.10.007https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98688In the literature on tautologies it is assumed that the context plays a major role in their interpretation. We provide an analysis of contexts in which tautologies are encountered in the framework of the theories of discourse structure. We examine a collection of tautologies made from proper names (TPNs) referring to famous personalities, and show that, contrary to the predictions made in previous analyses, i) TPNs can receive a wide variety of interpretations and hence can participate in any kind of rhetorical relation; and ii) TPNs are not necessarily specialized in the evocation of an evaluative attitudeengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article1873-3395https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2020.10.007restricted accessTautologiesInterpretationRhetorical relationEvaluationFilología57 Lingüística