Implicatures in discourse : the case of Spanish NP anaphora /
Implicatures in Discourse examines Spanish conversations and oral narratives in order to seek support for a pragmatic theory of anaphora. Blackwell argues that the use of anaphoric expressions may be considered conversational implicatures that give rise to inferences of coreference and non-coreferen...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
J. Benjamins Pub.,
©2003.
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Colección: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. 105. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Implicatures in Discourse examines Spanish conversations and oral narratives in order to seek support for a pragmatic theory of anaphora. Blackwell argues that the use of anaphoric expressions may be considered conversational implicatures that give rise to inferences of coreference and non-coreference. Her analysis shows how speakers abide by Levinson's 'neo-Gricean' principles of Quantity, Informativeness, and Manner, but that grammatical, semantic, cognitive, and pragmatic constraints interact with the neo-Gricean principles, influencing anaphora use and interpretation. The study also reveal. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 297 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789027296894 9027296898 9027253455 9789027253453 1588112799 9781588112798 |
ISSN: | 0922-842X ; |