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OverviewThe ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, social, cultural, variational, interactional, or discursive angles, this first volume reviews basic notions that pervade the pragmatic literature, such as deixis, implicitness, speech acts, context, and the like. It situates the field of pragmatics, broadly defined as the cognitive, social, and cultural science of language use, in relation to a general concept of communication and the discipline of semiotics. It also touches upon the non-verbal aspects of language use and even ventures a comparison with non-human forms of communication. The introductory chapter, moreover, explains why a highly diversified field of scholarship such as pragmatics can be regarded as a potentially coherent enterprise. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jef Verschueren (University of Antwerp) , Jan-Ola Ostman (University of Helsinki)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 1 Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9789027207784ISBN 10: 902720778 Pages: 253 Publication Date: 25 June 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Preface to the series; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Introduction: The pragmatic perspective (by Verschueren, Jef); 4. Adaptability (by Verschueren, Jef); 5. Channel (by Slembrouck, Stef); 6. Communication (by Harder, Peter); 7. Context and contextualization (by Auer, Peter); 8. Conversational logic (by Lakoff, Robin T.); 9. Deixis (by Sidnell, Jack); 10. Implicitness (by Bertuccelli Papi, Marcella); 11. Non-verbal communication (by Payrato, Lluis); 12. Presupposition (by Delogu, Francesca); 13. Primate communication (by Tomasello, Michael); 14. Semiotics (by Andersen, Christiane); 15. Speech act theory (by Sbisa, Marina); 16. IndexReviewsThis volume is better than a mere review of pragmatic studies in recent years. It fulfils the editors' aim of ''achieving cross-disciplinary intelligibility'' (p. xi) built around a clear and concise presentation of the research operating from different perspectives. It is a good reference book for those who are interested in pragmatics. It offers its readers an opportunity to reexamine their understanding of common notions from an interdisciplinary perspective. At the same time, the volume suggests interesting research paths, allowing its readers to find their own points of departure for further studies. -- Qinghuan Deng, Xiamen University and Gannan Teachers College, China, in Journal of Pragmatics, Issue 43(2011), pages 2474-2476 This volume is better than a mere review of pragmatic studies in recent years. It fulfils the editors' aim of ``achieving cross-disciplinary intelligibility'' (p. xi) built around a clear and concise presentation of the research operating from different perspectives. It is a good reference book for those who are interested in pragmatics. It offers its readers an opportunity to reexamine their understanding of common notions from an interdisciplinary perspective. At the same time, the volume suggests interesting research paths, allowing its readers to find their own points of departure for further studies. -- Qinghuan Deng, Xiamen University and Gannan Teachers College, China, in Journal of Pragmatics, Issue 43(2011), pages 2474-2476 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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