Meaning and Relevance
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When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What are the relations between the linguistically encoded meanings studied in semantics and the thoughts that humans are capable of entertaining and conveying?...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521747481
ISBN13:9780521747486
Release Date:March 2012
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:395 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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