Truth-conditional Pragmatics
Author | : François Recanati |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0191710229 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780191710223 |
Rating | : 4/5 (223 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Truth-conditional Pragmatics by : François Recanati
Download or read book Truth-conditional Pragmatics written by François Recanati and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recanati argues against the traditional understanding of the semantics/pragmatics divide. Through half a dozen case studies, he shows that 'pragmatic modulation' interacts with the grammar-driven process of semantic composition. As a result, what an utterance says cannot be neatly separated from what the speaker means.