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Relevance Relations in Discourse: A Study with Special Reference to Sissala (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 55) - Hardcover

Blass, Regina

 
9780521385152: Relevance Relations in Discourse: A Study with Special Reference to Sissala (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 55)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521385156 ISBN 13: 9780521385152
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

Using data from Sissala, a previously unanalyzed language, this book shows that the analysis of text and discourse is best approached from a cognitive rather than a strictly linguistic point of view. In two introductory chapters, Regina Blass argues that Sperber and Wilson's relevance theory, a general account of communication and cognition, sheds more light on conversational data than do alternative linguistic approaches based on such notions as cohesion, coherence, and topic. In subsequent chapters, she discusses the Sissala equivalents of words such as "indeed," "so," "after all," and "also," and compares them with their English, French, and German counterparts. This book offers convincing evidence that although cultural backgrounds may vary considerably, the principles involved in utterance interpretation are universally the same.

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Book Description

This book shows that the analysis of text and discourse is best approached from a cognitive rather than a strictly linguistic point of view. Using the language Sissala, Regina Blass discusses Sissala particles and compares them with their English, French and German counterparts. This book offers convincing evidence that although cultural backgrounds may vary widely, principles involved in utterance interpretation are universal.

Review

"The greatest strength of this book is the originality of the research." Notes on Linguistics

"B's study contains a host of interesting observations and ideas, and reading it is very thought-provoking and rewarding." Language

"Regina Blass's book can be recommended to anyone interested in DA on a more advanced level and in particular to students of discourse of an interpretive orientation." Rask

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521385156
ISBN 13 
9780521385152
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
300