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Optimality Theory and Pragmatics
Blutner, Reinhard; Zeevat, Henk; Bach, Kent; Bezuidenhout, Anne; Breheny, Richard; Glucksberg, Sam; Happe, Francesca. Ed(S): Recanati, Francois; Wils
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Hardback. Editor(s): Recanati, Francois; Wilson, Deirdre. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 315 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Ten leading scholars provide exacting research results and a reliable and accessible introduction to the new field of optimality theoretic pragmatics. The book includes a general introduction that overviews the foundations of this new research paradigm. The book is intended to satisfy the needs of students and professional researchers interested in pragmatics and optimality theory, and will be of particular interest to those exploring the interfaces of formal pragmatics with grammar, semantics, philosophy of language, information theory and cognitive psychology.
Ten leading scholars provide exacting research results and a reliable and accessible introduction to the new field of optimality theoretic pragmatics. The book includes a general introduction that overviews the foundations of this new research paradigm. The book is intended to satisfy the needs of students and professional researchers interested in pragmatics and optimality theory, and will be of particular interest to those exploring the interfaces of formal pragmatics with grammar, semantics, philosophy of language, information theory and cognitive psychology.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403901293
SKU
V9781403901293
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About Blutner, Reinhard; Zeevat, Henk; Bach, Kent; Bezuidenhout, Anne; Breheny, Richard; Glucksberg, Sam; Happe, Francesca. Ed(S): Recanati, Francois; Wils
DAVID BEAVER Faculty member at the Linguistics Department, Stanford University and Affiliate of the Symbolic Systems Program, USA HELEN DE HOOP Assistant Professor in General Linguistics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands HANS-MARTIN GÄRTNER Assistant Director at ZAS, Berlin PETRA HENDRIKS Assistant Professor at the Departments of Dutch and Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Sweden GERHARD JÄGER Privatdozent, Computational Linguistics Department, ... Read more
Reviews for Optimality Theory and Pragmatics
'This collection clearly demonstrates that Optimality Theory finds fruitful applications in the domain of pragmatics. The papers show how to overcome the traditional gap between linguistic meaning and utterance meaning. Conceptions like relevance, conversational implicature, pragmatic anomaly, grammaticalization, recoverability, and constructional iconicity appear in a new light'. - Manfred Krifka, Professor in General Linguistics, Insititute for German Speech and Linguistics, ... Read more