Pragmatics, semantics and the case of scalar implicatures /
This book contains an advanced debate on the nature of scalar implicatures, one of the most popular topics in philosophical linguistics over the past 20 years. Leading authorities in the study of the semantics₆pragmatics interface have contributed chapters from a range of perspectives; they address...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2014.
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| Series: | Palgrave studies in pragmatics, language, and cognition.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book contains an advanced debate on the nature of scalar implicatures, one of the most popular topics in philosophical linguistics over the past 20 years. Leading authorities in the study of the semantics₆pragmatics interface have contributed chapters from a range of perspectives; they address the crucial components of scalar implicatures, including the exhaustivity operator, alternatives and contextual optionality. The book offers an up-to-date presentation of the phenomenon of scalar implicatures in a way that will help readers to orient themselves within the vast literature on the topic. It will be of great interest to students and researchers of semantics, cognitive science, psychology and philosophy of language. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137333285 (electronic bk.) 1137333286 (electronic bk.) |