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Dascal, Marcelo. 1985. The relevance of misunderstanding. In Dascal, Marcelo, ed. Dialogue: An interdisciplinary approach. John Benjamins. pp. 441–459.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English

Annotation

D. discusses the relationship between understanding and misunderstanding. Contrary to many mainstream approaches regarding misunderstanding as 'pathological' to communication, D. argues, through examination of several cases, that misunderstanding (and awareness of the possibility of misunderstanding) is often a constituent part of understanding.