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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2019
      June 2019
      ISBN:
      9781316410875
      9781107125650
      9781107565234
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316410875
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.43kg, 264 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.34kg, 264 Pages
      • Series:
      Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
      Subjects:
      Philosophy of Mind and Language, Philosophy, Language and Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics
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    Series:
    Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
    Subjects:
    Philosophy of Mind and Language, Philosophy, Language and Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics
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    An accessible and thorough introduction to implicatures, a key topic in all frameworks of pragmatics. Starting with a definition of the various types of implicatures in Gricean, neo-Gricean and post-Gricean pragmatics, the book covers many important questions for current pragmatic theories, namely: the distinction between explicit and implicit forms of pragmatic enrichment, the criteria for drawing a line between semantic and pragmatic meaning, the relations between the structure of language (syntax) and its use (pragmatics), the social and cognitive factors underlying the use of implicatures by native speakers, and the factors influencing their acquisition for children and second language learners. Written in non-technical language, Implicatures will appeal to students and teachers in linguistics, applied linguistics, psychology and sociology, who are interested in how language is used for communication, and how children and learners develop pragmatic skills.

    Reviews

    ‘… will be indispensable for those focussing on implicatures in teaching or research. Most helpful is its consideration of implicatures from within the three different frameworks. I commend the authors for this useful contribution to the field of pragmatics.’

    Todd A. Scacewater Source: Journal of Language, Culture, and Religion

    ‘Given the extent to which Implicatures manages not only to provide a concise overview of the topic, but also to introduce novel perspectives in relation to it, it is bound to become an indispensable resource for both newcomers and established researchers in these fields. I am certain that several of its main arguments … have a real potential to push our understanding of the issues that surround this notoriously elusive, but at the same time all too interesting, category of linguistic meaning even further.’

    Stavros Assimakopoulos Source: Language

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