Deirdre Wilson
Meaning and Relevance
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521747486
- author:
- Deirdre Wilson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 350
- Dimensions:
- 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.50 (d)
- Genre:
- English Grammar, English Language Reference - General & Miscellaneous
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Understanding human communication is a complex task. According to Wilson and Sperber, comprehension relies on precise expectations of relevance, guiding inferences about what speakers mean.
The authors explore the relationships between linguistically encoded meanings and the thoughts that humans can entertain and convey. They examine how to analyse literal meaning, approximations, metaphors, and ironies, as well as the role of relevance theory in understanding human communication.
This book enriches and updates relevance theory, shedding light on its implications for linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, and literary studies.
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