The Pragmatic Perspective
Selected papers from the 1985 International Pragmatics Conference
This volume contains a selection of reviewed and revised papers, originally presented at the International Pragmatics Conference held in Viareggio, Italy, 1–5 September 1985.
[Pragmatics & Beyond Companion Series, 5] 1987. xiii, 836 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 8 April 2011
Published online on 8 April 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Preface | p. ix
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List of contributors | p. xi
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Part I. Introduction
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1. The pragmatic perspectiveJef Verschueren | p. 3
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2. Four dimensions of language useHerbert H. Clark | p. 9
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Part II. The Bipersonal Dimension
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Introduction | p. 29
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3. Contextual exploitation of interpretation clues in text understanding: An integrated modelMarcelo Dascal and Elda Weizman | p. 31
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4. Cross-cultural and developmental sources of pragmatic generalizationsSusan M. Ervin-Tripp | p. 47
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5. Minimization and conversational inferenceStephen C. Levinson | p. 61
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6. Reference to persons in conversationMichel de Fornel | p. 131
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7. Avoiding personal reference in FinnishAuli Hakulinen | p. 141
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8. Implicit involvement in interactive writingJan-Ola Östman | p. 155
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9. Pragmatic formativesBruce Fraser | p. 179
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10. Complaints: A study of speech act behavior among native and non-native speakers of HebrewElite Olshtain and Liora Weinbach | p. 195
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Part III. The Audience Dimension
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Introduction | p. 211
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11. Context-discourse matching in baby talkFabia Franco and Laura D'Odorico | p. 213
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12. Towards a pragmatic approach to modality: The case of permissive can and mayJohan Vanparys | p. 229
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13. Communication: Beyond the cognitive approach and speech act theoryCristiano Castelfranchi and Isabella Poggi | p. 239
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14. Pragmatic factors and strategies in discourse productionVanda Lucia Zammuner | p. 255
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15. The pragmatics of argumentationManfred Kienpointner | p. 277
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Part IV. The Layered Dimension
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Introduction | p. 291
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16. A theory of verbal irony and a Chinookan pattern of verbal exchangeDell H. Hymes | p. 293
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17. Introductions of story characters in interactive and non-interactive narrationGisela Redeker | p. 339
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18. Making arrangements: Five-part proposal-acceptance sequences in Dutch telephone conversationsJ.P. Houtkoop-Steenstra | p. 357
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19. Models in descriptive meaning interpretationJános Sánder Petöfi | p. 367
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20. Silent speech acts and their cognitive effectsDinah K.C. Murray | p. 381
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Part V. The Temporal Dimension
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Introduction | p. 393
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21. Pragmatics and intonationThorstein Fretheim | p. 395
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22. Pragmatic as against grammatical factors in the determination of accent placementAnna Fuchs | p. 421
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23. Temporal expressions in KoreanChungmin Lee | p. 435
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24. Stability and change in VN/NV alternating languages: A study in pragmatics and linguistic typologyPaul J. Hopper | p. 455
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25. Conversational relevanceDavid Holdcroft | p. 477
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26. The pragmatic motivation of syntactic and semantic perspectiveA. Machtelt Bolkestein and Rodie Risselada | p. 497
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27. Aspects of the interaction of syntax and pragmatics: Discourse coreference mechanisms and the typology of grammatical systemsRobert D. Van Valin Jr. | p. 513
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28. The pragmatics of indirect anaphorsFeride Erku and Jeanette K. Gundel | p. 533
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29. Communicative reference with pronounsAnn K. Farmer and Robert M. Harnish | p. 547
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30. Processing connectives and the pragmatics of discourseJean Caron | p. 567
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31. Cohesion in Hopi narrativeDavid L. Shaul | p. 581
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32. Text understanding and lexical knowledgeChristoph Schwarze | p. 587
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33. Turns at writing: The organization of correspondenceAntoon De Rycker | p. 613
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34. Psychological or communicative reality: On the speaker's point of viewJudith Junger | p. 649
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35. Where is the meaning of verbal discourse?Erland Hjelmquist | p. 667
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Part VI. Foundations and Applications
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Introduction | p. 683
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36. The distinction between pragmatics and semanticsSteven Davis | p. 685
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37. Semantics, pragmatics, and text semioticsUmberto Eco | p. 695
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38. Pragmatics and cognition: On explaining languageJan Nuyts | p. 715
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39. Pragmatics and Wittgenstein: Ostensive and non-descriptive definitionNoel Burton-Roberts | p. 733
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40. Pragmatics and language rehabilitationCarlos C. Perfetti and Marcella Bertuccelli Papi | p. 755
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Index | p. 829
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Subjects
Linguistics
Main BIC Subject
CFG: Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General