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Author:   Keith Allan (Monash University, Victoria) ,  Kasia M. Jaszczolt (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.300kg
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9781107558670

ISBN 10:   1107558670
Pages:   788
Publication Date:   21 May 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: pragmatic objects and pragmatic methods Kasia M. Jaszczolt and Keith Allan; Part I. Problems and Theories: 2. Research paradigms in pragmatics Mira Ariel; 3. Saying, meaning, and implicating Kent Bach; 4. Implying and inferring Laurence R. Horn; 5. Speaker intentions and intentionality Michael Haugh and Kasia M. Jaszczolt; 6. Context and content: pragmatics in two-dimensional semantics Berit Brogaard; 7. Contextualism: some varieties François Recanati; 8. The psychology of utterance processing: context vs salience Rachel Giora; 9. Sentences, utterances, and speech acts Mikhail Kissine; 10. Pragmatics in update semantics Henk Zeevat; 11. The normative dimension of discourse Jaroslav Peregrin; 12. Pragmatics in the (English) lexicon Keith Allan; 13. Conversational interaction Michael Haugh; 14. Empirical investigations and pragmatic theorising Napoleon Katsos; Part II. Phenomena and Applications: 15. Referring in discourse Arthur Sullivan; 16. Propositional attitude reports: pragmatic aspects Kasia M. Jaszczolt; 17. Presupposition and accommodation in discourse Rob van der Sandt; 18. Negation Jay David Atlas; 19. Connectives Caterina Mauri and Johan van der Auwera; 20. Spatial reference in discourse Luna Filipović; 21. Temporal reference in discourse Louis de Saussure; 22. Textual coherence as a pragmatic phenomenon Anita Fetzer; 23. Metaphor and the literal/nonliteral distinction Robyn Carston; Part III. Interfaces and the Delimitation of Pragmatics: 24. Pragmatics in the history of linguistic thought Andreas H. Jucker; 25. Semantics without pragmatics? Emma Borg; 26. The syntax/pragmatics interface Ruth Kempson; 27. Pragmatics and language change Elizabeth Closs Traugott; 28. Pragmatics and prosody Tim Wharton; 29. Pragmatics and information structure Jeanette K. Gundel; 30. Sociopragmatics and cross-cultural and intercultural studies Istvan Kecskes; 31. Politeness and pragmatics Marina Terkourafi.

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'Comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative ... The Cambridge Handbook of Pragmatics brings together the best scholars in the field to paint a state-of-the-art picture of the field of pragmatics.' Dingfang Shu, Shanghai International Studies University 'Excellent and thoughtfully edited.' Robert M. Harnish, University of Arizona '... bold, innovative, up-to-date and comprehensive ... a must-have for the professional, the librarian and the interested bystander alike!' Jacob L. Mey, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Advance Praise: Excellent and thoughtfully edited. --Robert M. Harnish, University of Arizona ... bold, innovative, up-to-date and comprehensive ... a must-have for the professional, the librarian and the interested bystander alike! --Jacob L. Mey, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

'Comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative ... The Cambridge Handbook of Pragmatics brings together the best scholars in the field to paint a state-of-the-art picture of the field of pragmatics.' Dingfang Shu, Shanghai International Studies University 'Excellent and thoughtfully edited.' Robert M. Harnish, University of Arizona '... bold, innovative, up-to-date and comprehensive ... a must-have for the professional, the librarian and the interested bystander alike!' Jacob L. Mey, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Author Information

Keith Allan is Emeritus Professor in Linguistics at Monash University, Australia. Kasia M. Jaszczolt is Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy of Language at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge.

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