Brevity (Oxford Linguistics)

Brevity (Oxford Linguistics)

by Laurence Goldstein (Editor)

Synopsis

Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. People use ellipsis and various kinds of pragmatic enrichment, keyed to the particular conversational setting, to express concisely what they mean. Distinguished linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists here say how.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 368
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 03 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 0199664986
ISBN 13: 9780199664986