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Understanding Utterances: An Introduction to Pragmatics: 6 (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)

Understanding Utterances: An Introduction to Pragmatics: 6 (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics)

by Diane Blakemore (Author)

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    Illustrated 1992

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 204
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 30 Apr 1992
ISBN 10: 0631158677
ISBN 13: 9780631158677

Media Reviews
A clearly written textbook. Punctuated with straightforward exercises and a useful recommended reading list. Journal of Pragmatics
Author Bio
Diane Blakemore is Lecturer in Linguistics at Southampton University. Her book on Semantic Constraints on Relevance was published by Blackwell in 1987.