Understanding Utterances : An introduction to pragmatics

Diane Blakemore

ISBN 10: 0631158677 / ISBN 13: 9780631158677

Published by Wiley & Sons, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, 1992

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Neuware - This textbook provides an introduction to pragmatics from the point of view of Sperber and Wilson s Relevance Theory. The first part lays down the foundations of a relevance theoretic approach to utterance understanding, which is then applied to the analysis of a range of phenomena which are central to pragmatics. Seller Inventory # 9780631158677

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Title: Understanding Utterances : An introduction ...

Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Taschenbuch

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Synopsis:

This textbook provides an introduction to pragmatics from the point of view of Sperber and Wilson's Relevance Theory. The first part lays down the foundations of a relevance theoretic approach to utterance understanding, which is then applied to the analysis of a range of phenomena which are central to pragmatics.

About the Author:

Diane Blakemore is Lecturer in Linguistics at Southampton University. Her book on Semantic Constraints on Relevance was published by Blackwell in 1987.