Evidentials and relevance /
This book uses Sperber and Wilson's Relevance Theory to show how evidential expressions can be analysed in a unified semantic/pragmatic framework. The first part surveys general linguistic work on evidentials, presents speech-act theory and examines Grice's theory of meaning and communicat...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
©2001.
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| Serie: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. 86. |
| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253376 |
Sommario:
- Evidentials and Relevance; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; For my children; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Speech-act theory; Chapter 3: Grice and communication; Chapter 4: Relevance theory; Chapter 5: Sentence adverbials; Chapter 6: Parentheticals; Chapter 7: Evidential particles; Chapter 8: Conclusions; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; The PRAGMATICS AND BEYOND NEW SERIES.