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36. The distinction between pragmatics and semantics
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Steven Davis
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface ix
- List of contributors xi
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Part I. Introduction
- 1. The pragmatic perspective 3
- 2. Four dimensions of language use 9
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Part II. The Bipersonal Dimension
- Introduction 29
- 3. Contextual exploitation of interpretation clues in text understanding 31
- 4. Cross-cultural and developmental sources of pragmatic generalizations 47
- 5. Minimization and conversational inference 61
- 6. Reference to persons in conversation 131
- 7. Avoiding personal reference in Finnish 141
- 8. Implicit involvement in interactive writing 155
- 9. Pragmatic formatives 179
- 10. Complaints 195
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Part III. The Audience Dimension
- Introduction 211
- 11. Context-discourse matching in baby talk 213
- 12. Towards a pragmatic approach to modality 229
- 13. Communication 239
- 14. Pragmatic factors and strategies in discourse production 255
- 15. The pragmatics of argumentation 277
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Part IV. The Layered Dimension
- Introduction 291
- 16. A theory of verbal irony and a Chinookan pattern of verbal exchange 293
- 17. Introductions of story characters in interactive and non-interactive narration 339
- 18. Making arrangements 357
- 19. Models in descriptive meaning interpretation 367
- 20. Silent speech acts and their cognitive effects 381
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Part V. The Temporal Dimension
- Introduction 393
- 21. Pragmatics and intonation 395
- 22. Pragmatic as against grammatical factors in the determination of accent placement 421
- 23. Temporal expressions in Korean 435
- 24. Stability and change in VN/NV alternating languages 455
- 25. Conversational relevance 477
- 26. The pragmatic motivation of syntactic and semantic perspective 497
- 27. Aspects of the interaction of syntax and pragmatics 513
- 28. The pragmatics of indirect anaphors 533
- 29. Communicative reference with pronouns 547
- 30. Processing connectives and the pragmatics of discourse 567
- 31. Cohesion in Hopi narrative 581
- 32. Text understanding and lexical knowledge 587
- 33. Turns at writing 613
- 34. Psychological or communicative reality 649
- 35. Where is the meaning of verbal discourse? 667
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Part VI. Foundations and Applications
- Introduction 683
- 36. The distinction between pragmatics and semantics 685
- 37. Semantics, pragmatics, and text semiotics 695
- 38. Pragmatics and cognition 715
- 39. Pragmatics and Wittgenstein 733
- 40. Pragmatics and language rehabilitation 755
- References 771
- Index 829
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface ix
- List of contributors xi
-
Part I. Introduction
- 1. The pragmatic perspective 3
- 2. Four dimensions of language use 9
-
Part II. The Bipersonal Dimension
- Introduction 29
- 3. Contextual exploitation of interpretation clues in text understanding 31
- 4. Cross-cultural and developmental sources of pragmatic generalizations 47
- 5. Minimization and conversational inference 61
- 6. Reference to persons in conversation 131
- 7. Avoiding personal reference in Finnish 141
- 8. Implicit involvement in interactive writing 155
- 9. Pragmatic formatives 179
- 10. Complaints 195
-
Part III. The Audience Dimension
- Introduction 211
- 11. Context-discourse matching in baby talk 213
- 12. Towards a pragmatic approach to modality 229
- 13. Communication 239
- 14. Pragmatic factors and strategies in discourse production 255
- 15. The pragmatics of argumentation 277
-
Part IV. The Layered Dimension
- Introduction 291
- 16. A theory of verbal irony and a Chinookan pattern of verbal exchange 293
- 17. Introductions of story characters in interactive and non-interactive narration 339
- 18. Making arrangements 357
- 19. Models in descriptive meaning interpretation 367
- 20. Silent speech acts and their cognitive effects 381
-
Part V. The Temporal Dimension
- Introduction 393
- 21. Pragmatics and intonation 395
- 22. Pragmatic as against grammatical factors in the determination of accent placement 421
- 23. Temporal expressions in Korean 435
- 24. Stability and change in VN/NV alternating languages 455
- 25. Conversational relevance 477
- 26. The pragmatic motivation of syntactic and semantic perspective 497
- 27. Aspects of the interaction of syntax and pragmatics 513
- 28. The pragmatics of indirect anaphors 533
- 29. Communicative reference with pronouns 547
- 30. Processing connectives and the pragmatics of discourse 567
- 31. Cohesion in Hopi narrative 581
- 32. Text understanding and lexical knowledge 587
- 33. Turns at writing 613
- 34. Psychological or communicative reality 649
- 35. Where is the meaning of verbal discourse? 667
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Part VI. Foundations and Applications
- Introduction 683
- 36. The distinction between pragmatics and semantics 685
- 37. Semantics, pragmatics, and text semiotics 695
- 38. Pragmatics and cognition 715
- 39. Pragmatics and Wittgenstein 733
- 40. Pragmatics and language rehabilitation 755
- References 771
- Index 829