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OverviewHow does our knowledge of the language on the one hand, and of the context on the other, permit us to understand what we are told, to resolve ambiguities, to grasp both explicit and implicit content, to appreciate metaphor and irony? These issues have been studied in two disciplines: Linguistic pragmatics and psycholinguistics, with only limited interactions between the two. This volume lays down the bases for a new field: Experimental Pragmatics. Contributions review pioneering work and present novel ways of articulating theories and experimental methods in the area. Full Product DetailsAuthor: I. Noveck , D. Sperber , Kent Bach , Anne BezuidenhoutPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2004 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.580kg ISBN: 9781403903501ISBN 10: 1403903506 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 01 October 2004 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsReviews of the hardback edition: 'If you want to understand how your knowledge of the world shapes your use of language and your grasp of its deepest significance, read this book. Experimental pragmatics began in the 1960's; forty years on, this book marks its coming of age. Its leading practitioners show that pragmatics is far from a peripheral topic but integral to the fundamental mechanisms of language. The chapters are accessible, and the book will provide the basis for an excellent course in experimental pragmatics.' - Professor P. N. Johnson-Laird, Department of Psychology, Princeton University, USA 'Psycholinguists have been investigating the pragmatics of discourse since the early seventies; but it is only recently that linguists working in that area have felt the need to resort to psychological experiments to test their models. Experimental psychology and linguistic pragmatics interact also in the study of reasoning. A new field is emerging - experimental pragmatics - to which this book, the first of its kind, provides an exciting and most welcome introduction.' - Professor Francois Recanati, Institut Jean-Nicod, France Author InformationIra A. Noveck received his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from New York University in 1992. He has since held research or teaching positions in Paris, Minneapolis, Montreal and Grenoble. He is currently a full-time research scientist at the institut des Sciences Cognitives in Lyon, France, where he heads a team focusing on the role of pragmatics in reasoning and comprehension Dan Sperber is a French social and cognitive scientist at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. He is the author of Rethinking Symbolism (1975), On Anthropological Knowledge (1985), Explaining Culture (1996). He is also co-author with Deirdre Wilson of Relevance: Communication and Cognition (1986, 1995). He has held visiting positions at, among others, Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Princeton University, and the University of Michigan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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