Understanding Utterances
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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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