Implicature: Intention, Convention, and Principle in the Failure of Gricean Theory

by Wayne A. Davis

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H. P. Grice's theory of implicature provides the leading paradigm for research in pragmatics. Wayne Davis argues controversially that Gricean theory does not work. In developing his argument the author explains that the psycho-social principles actually define the social function of implicature conventions, which contribute to the satisfaction of those principles. By offering a searching and systematic critique of one of the established doctrines...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521038065

ISBN13:9780521038065

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.62 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Logic Logic & Language Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Pragmatism Words, Language & Grammar

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