Overview

The main argument of this book is that the notion of truth plays no role in speaker-hearers' interpretation of linguistic utterances and that it is not needed for theoretical accounts of linguistic meaning either. The theoretical argument is developed in the first part, while the second part supports it with cognitive relevance-theoretic, rather than truth-based, analyses of the 'concessive' expressions but, although and even if.

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Author:   C. Iten ,  Kenneth A. Loparo ,  Kenneth A. Loparo ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.505kg
ISBN:  

9780333995730

ISBN 10:   0333995732
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   13 May 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Linguistic Meaning and Truth Conditions Approaches to 'Non-Truth-Conditional' Meaning Relevance Theory and 'Non-Truth-Conditional' Meaning Denial, Contrast and Correction: The Meaning of But Concession and Denial: The Meaning of Although Even and Even if Conclusion Notes References

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CORINNE ITEN completed her PhD at University College London. She has since held post-doctoral positions at UCL and Carleton University, Ottawa.

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