Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 531 g
Reihe: Current Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface
Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 531 g
Reihe: Current Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface
ISBN: 978-0-08-043634-0
Verlag: Brill
This volume focuses on the interplay between grammatical and pragmatic factors in the comprehension of lexically communicated meaning. It uses a case-study, modality, in order to illustrate how the plasticity of lexically conveyed information can be accounted for without assuming semantic polysemy. The author's approach to the semantics and pragmatics of the English modal verbs is developed within the relevance-theoretic framework of communication.
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Section and chapter headings:
Preface
Introduction
The issues
Theoretical commitments: relevance theory
The Semantics and Pragmatics of English Modal Verbs
Introductory remarks
Previous analyses
A semantic proposal
The pragmatics of root modality
The pragmatics of epistemic modality
Concluding remarks
Removing Objections to a Unitary Semantic Analysis
Introductory remarks
Syntax and interpretation
Truth-conditional behaviour
'Speech-act' modality
Concluding remarks
The Acquisition of Modality
Introductory remarks
Psycholinguistic evidence: a review
A developmental proposal
A note on autism and mindblindness
Concluding remarks
Implications for the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface
Introductory remarks
Options for lexical semantics: monosemy, ambiguity, polysemy
Inference and the plasticity of lexical concepts
Historical and developmental perspectives
Concluding remarks
Conclusion
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