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Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. People use ellipsis and various kinds of pragmatic enrichment keyed to the particular conversational setting, to express concisely what they mean. Distinguished linguists, philosophers and cognitive scientists here say how.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Goldstein, Laurence, 1943- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Conversation analysis.
Discourse analysis.
Analyse de la conversation.
Conversation analysis
Discourse analysis
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. People use ellipsis and various kinds of pragmatic enrichment keyed to the particular conversational setting, to express concisely what they mean. Distinguished linguists, philosophers and cognitive scientists here say how.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191748530
0191748536