Thoughts and Utterances
| Author | : Robyn Carston |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 430 |
| Release | : 2008-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780470754559 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0470754559 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (559 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Thoughts and Utterances by : Robyn Carston
Download or read book Thoughts and Utterances written by Robyn Carston and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughts and Utterances is the first sustained investigation of two distinctions which are fundamental to all theories of utterance understanding: the semantics/pragmatics distinction and the distinction between what is explicitly communicated and what is implicitly communicated. Features the first sustained investigation of both the semantics/pragmatics distinction and the distinction between what is explicitly and implicitly communicated in speech.