Pragmatics
A Slim Guide
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. Betty Birner explores how we understand the difference between the literal meaning of what is said and what was intended by the speaker, using a wide range of real-life examples.
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This book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. Betty Birner explores how we understand the difference between the literal meaning of what is said and what was intended by the speaker, using a wide range of real-life examples.
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This book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. There can be a big difference between what a speaker says and what they mean - i.e. between literal meaning and intended meaning. A speaker who says I need coffee can mean anything from 'Please buy more coffee' to 'I'm really sleepy'. How is a hearer to know? In this book, Betty Birner explores how we get from what is said to what is meant, from the perspective of both the speaker and the hearer, dealing with a range of context-dependent issues in language along the way: literal and non-literal meaning, implicature, speech acts, reference, definiteness, presupposition, and information structure. She reveals how language users can infer each other's meanings using not just what is being said but also the context and an assumption of rationality and cooperation. This slim guide summarizes the most important and foundational theories in the field of linguistic pragmatics, illustrated with plenty of real-life examples, and including a helpful glossary of key terms. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from undergraduate and graduate students of pragmatics to general readers interested in how we successfully communicate with one another.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Pragmatics “
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Literal vs. non-literal meaning
- 3: Implicature
- 4: Speech acts
- 5: Reference
- 6: Definiteness and anaphora
- 7: Presupposition
- 8: Information structure
- 9: New directions
- 10: Conclusion
- Glossary
Autoren-Porträt von Betty J. Birner
Betty J. Birner is a Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science in the Department of English at Northern Illinois University. Her previous books include Information Status and Noncanonical Word Order in English (with Gregory Ward; Benjamins 1998), Introduction to Pragmatics (Wiley-Blackwell 2013), and Language and Meaning (Routledge 2018). Her research focuses on pragmatics and information structure. Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Betty J. Birner
- 2021, 192 Seiten, Maße: 13,5 x 21,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198828594
- ISBN-13: 9780198828594
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.02.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Summing up, Pragmatics: A slim guide is a valuable tool for anyone interested in the study of pragmatics. Nicolas Ruytenbeek, Ghent University, Linguist List
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