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OverviewIndirectness has been a key concept in pragmatic research for over four decades, however the notion as a technical term does not have an agreed-upon definition and remains vague and ambiguous. In this collection, indirectness is examined as a way of communicating meaning that is inferred from textual, contextual and intertextual meaning units. Emphasis is placed on the way in which indirectness serves the representation of diverse voices in the text, and this is examined through three main prisms: (1) the inferential view focuses on textual and contextual cues from which pragmatic indirect meanings might be inferred; (2) the dialogic-intertextual view focuses on dialogic and intertextual cues according to which different voices (social, ideological, literary etc.) are identified in the text; and (3) the functional view focuses on the pragmatic-rhetorical functions fulfilled by indirectness of both kinds. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Zohar Livnat (Bar-Ilan University) , Pnina Shukrun-Nagar (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) , Galia Hirsch (Bar-Ilan University)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 316 Weight: 0.625kg ISBN: 9789027207777ISBN 10: 9027207771 Pages: 257 Publication Date: 29 October 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback 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 ContentsReviewsThis volume offers interesting new insights into the study of indirect communication broadly speaking. -- Nicolas Ruytenbeek, Ghent University, in Journal of Pragmatics 183 (2021) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |