by François Recanati (Editor), Dr Ira A . Noveck (Editor), ProfessorDanSperber (Editor)
How do we understand what we are told, resolve ambiguities, appreciate metaphor and irony, and grasp both explicit and implicit content in verbal communication? This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to an exciting new field in which models of language and meaning are tested and compared using techniques from psycholinguistics.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 07 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 1403903514
ISBN 13: 9781403903518