Understanding Utterances by Diane Blakemore

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Understanding Utterances by Diane Blakemore

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Summary

This textbook provides an introduction to pragmatics from the point of view of Sperber and Wilsona 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.

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Understanding Utterances by Diane Blakemore

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.
"A clearly written textbookPunctuated with straightforward exercises and a useful recommended reading list." Journal of Pragmatics
Diane Blakemore is Lecturer in Linguistics at Southampton University. Her book on Semantic Constraints on Relevance was published by Blackwell in 1987.
SKU GOR001473819
ISBN 13 9780631158677
ISBN 10 0631158677
Title Understanding Utterances
Author Diane Blakemore
Series Blackwell Textbooks In Linguistics
Condition very good
Binding type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1992-04-30
Number of pages 204
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