Relevance Pragmatics And Interpretation
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Relevance Pragmatics And Interpretation
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Author : Kate Scott
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-18
Relevance Pragmatics And Interpretation written by Kate Scott and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Showcases recent research by leading scholars working within the relevance-theoretic pragmatics framework.
Relevance Theory
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Author : Manuel Padilla Cruz
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2016-10-20
Relevance Theory written by Manuel Padilla Cruz and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
How hearers arrive at intended meaning, which elements encode processing instructions in certain languages, how procedural meaning and prosody interact, how diverse types of utterances are interpreted, how epistemic vigilance mechanisms work, which linguistic elements assist those mechanisms, how a critical attitude to information and informers develops when a second language is learnt, or why some perlocutionary effects originate are some of the varied issues that have intrigued pragmatists, and relevance theorists in particular, and continue to fuel research. In this collection readers will discover new proposals based on the cognitive framework put forward by Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson three decades ago. Their gripping, insightful and stimulating discussions, combined in some cases with meticulous and in-depth analyses, show the directions relevance theory has recently followed. Moreover, this collection also unveils fruitful and promising interactions with areas like morphology, prosody, language typology, interlanguage pragmatics, machine translation, or rhetoric and argumentation, and avenues for future research.
Meaning And Relevance
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Author : Deirdre Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-03-22
Meaning And Relevance written by Deirdre Wilson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What are the relations between the linguistically encoded meanings studied in semantics and the thoughts that humans are capable of entertaining and conveying? How should we analyse literal meaning, approximations, metaphors and ironies? Is the ability to understand speakers' meanings rooted in a more general human ability to understand other minds? How do these abilities interact in evolution and in cognitive development? Meaning and Relevance sets out to answer these and other questions, enriching and updating relevance theory and exploring its implications for linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science and literary studies.
Relevance Theory
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Author : Robyn Carston
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 1998
Relevance Theory written by Robyn Carston and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This collection of papers arises from a meeting of relevance theorists held in Osaka, May 29-30, 1993. Speakers at the conference included both of the originators of the theory, Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson, the editors of this volume and several other Japanese linguists and pragmatists, all of whose work is included. The full breadth and richness of relevance theory is represented here, both in its applications to problems of utterance interpretation, that fall squarely within the domain of pragmatics, and its implications for linguistic semantics. Several papers investigate and assess the theory's account of figurative uses of language, such as irony, metaphor and metonymy. Other central pragmatic issues include a relevance-driven account of generalized implicature, the role of bridging implicatures in reference assignment, the way in which different intonation patterns contribute to the relevance of an utterance and the application of the theory to literary texts. The recently developed semantic distinction between conceptually and procedurally encoded meaning, motivated by relevance-theoretic considerations, is employed in new accounts of several Japanese particles and in a fresh perspective on the phenomenon of metalinguistic negation. The volume comes with a comprehensive glossary of relevance-theoretic terms.
Relevance Theoretic Lexical Pragmatics
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Author : Ewa Wałaszewska
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2015-10-28
Relevance Theoretic Lexical Pragmatics written by Ewa Wałaszewska and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This volume is one of the first books to present a comprehensive view of lexical pragmatics, describing its origins, assumptions, scope, methodology and the various approaches to it, focusing specifically on the approach offered by relevance theory. In addition to theoretical considerations, the book discusses particular linguistic expressions and pragmatic phenomena, showing how the relevance-theoretic tools may be used to explore pragmatically motivated changes to lexically encoded meanings. The most recent developments are discussed and questions are asked to indicate directions for further research within this rapidly developing field.
The Handbook Of Pragmatics
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Author : Laurence Horn
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
The Handbook Of Pragmatics written by Laurence Horn and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Handbook of Pragmatics is a collection of newly commissioned articles that provide an authoritative and accessible introduction to the field, including an overview of the foundations of pragmatic theory and a detailed examination of the rich and varied theoretical and empirical subdomains of pragmatics. Contains 32 newly commissioned articles that outline the central themes and challenges for current research in the field of linguistic pragmatics. Provides authoritative and accessible introduction to the field and a detailed examination of the varied theoretical and empirical subdomains of pragmatics. Includes extensive bibliography that serves as a research tool for those working in pragmatics and allied fields in linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science. Valuable resource for both students and professional researchers investigating the properties of meaning, reference, and context in natural language.
Simultaneous Interpretation
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Author : Robin Setton
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Simultaneous Interpretation written by Robin Setton and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This text aims to update the state-of-the-art in research on simultaneous interpretation with contributions from modern linguistic and cognitive theory, and to demonstrate the value of T&I data to the study of language and the mind.
Current Issues In Relevance Theory
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Author : Villy Rouchota
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Current Issues In Relevance Theory written by Villy Rouchota and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Many of the papers included in this volume were first presented at the 5th International Pragmatics Conference held in July 1996 in Me×ico City. Topics covered include: the relevance theoretic approach to lingustic semantics; and the application of theory to the study of sociolinguistic theory.
Procedural Meaning Problems And Perspectives
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Author : Victoria Escandell-Vidal
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-07-25
Procedural Meaning Problems And Perspectives written by Victoria Escandell-Vidal and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Although the notion of procedural meaning is found in areas such as discourse markers, reference, tense, modality and intonation, until now there has been no single volume entirely devoted to it. Over 25 years, since the initial proposal by Blakemore, a number of refinements have been suggested, yet some criticisms have also been raised. The role and status of the conceptual / procedural distinction within a theory of human communication and the nature of procedural encoding were in need of reassessment in the light of current research in linguistic theory, cognitive science, experimental pragmatics and language acquisition. The papers collected here serve this general purpose from different standpoints. Some of them consider the topic from the angle of its theoretical foundations and put forth original proposals aimed at clarifying the most controversial issues. Others take a more data-driven orientation and offer novel analyses illustrating how encoded instructions work and how much can be gained from approaching certain linguistic phenomena in procedural terms. The contributions in this volume represent an inflection point in the delimitation and understanding of the notion of procedural meaning and open new paths for future research.
Relevance And Linguistic Meaning
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Author : Diane Blakemore
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-08-19
Relevance And Linguistic Meaning written by Diane Blakemore and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The importance of discourse markers (words like "so," "however," and "well") lies in the theoretical questions they raise about the nature of discourse and the relationship between linguistic meaning and context. Diane Blakemore asserts that the exercise in classification that has dominated discourse marker research should be replaced by the investigation of the way in which linguistic expressions contribute to the inferential processes involved in utterance understanding.