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Salience and defaults in utterance processing /

The book addresses controversies around the conscious vs automatic processing of contextual information and the distinction between literal and nonliteral meaning. It sheds new light on the relation of the literal/nonliteral distinction to the distinction between the automatic and conscious retrieva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jaszczolt, Katarzyna, Allan, Keith, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011.
Colección:Mouton series in pragmatics ; 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book addresses controversies around the conscious vs automatic processing of contextual information and the distinction between literal and nonliteral meaning. It sheds new light on the relation of the literal/nonliteral distinction to the distinction between the automatic and conscious retrieval of information. The question of literal meaning is inherently interwoven with the question of salience and defaults. This volume addresses these interconnected issues, stressing their mutual interdependence.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (231 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3110270676
9783110270679