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Discourse contextualism : a framework for contextualist semantics and pragmatics /

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Alex Silk investigates the role of context in the meaning and use of natural language. Discourse Contextualism provides a systematic account of the distinctive ways in which speakers use context-sensitive expressions to coordinate their attitudes and negotiate about how the context should evolve.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silk, Alex (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Contextualism (Philosophy)
Semantics.
Pragmatics.
Contextualisme (Philosophie)
Sémantique.
Pragmatique.
semantics.
pragmatics.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Pragmatics
Semantics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Alex Silk investigates the role of context in the meaning and use of natural language. Discourse Contextualism provides a systematic account of the distinctive ways in which speakers use context-sensitive expressions to coordinate their attitudes and negotiate about how the context should evolve.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 255 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191086526
0191086525
9780191826573
019182657X