Presumptive Meanings: The Theory of Generalized Conversational Implicature

(Part of the Language, Speech, and Communication Series)

by Stephen C. Levinson

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This is the first extended discussion of preferred interpretation in language understanding, integrating much of the best research in linguistic pragmatics from the last two decades.

When we speak, we mean more than we say. In this book Stephen C. Levinson explains some general processes that underlie presumptions in communication. This is the first extended discussion of preferred interpretation in language understanding, integrating...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262621304

ISBN13:9780262621304

Release Date:May 2000

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:504 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.8" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Language Arts Psychology

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