Accentuation and Interpretation (Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition)

by Dr Hans - Christian Schmitz (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $124.88

  Develops a highly original theory of accentuation in which accentuation serves the mere pragmatic function of making utterances well comprehensible. Semantic effects of accentuation are explained as epiphenomena of pragmatic accentuation. The theory is formally elaborated in a model-theoretic framework and experimentally justified.