Presumptive Meanings

The Theory of Generalized Conversational Implicature

Stephen C. Levinson (Director, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics)

$180

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Bradford Books
24 April 2000

Psycholinguistics; Semantics

Series: Language, Speech, and Communication

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 much of the best research in linguistic pragmatics from the last two decades. Levinson outlines a theory of presumptive meanings, or preferred interpretations, governing the use of language, building on the idea of implicature developed by the philosopher H.P. Grice. Some of the indirect information carried by speech is presumed by default because it is carried by general principles, rather than inferred from specific assumptions about intention and context. Levinson examines this class of general pragmatic inferences in detail, showing how they apply to a wide range of linguistic constructions. This approach has radical consequences for how we think about language and communication.

By: Stephen C. Levinson (Director Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics)
Imprint: Bradford Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 173mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 794g
ISBN: 9780262621304
ISBN 10: 0262621304
Series: Language, Speech, and Communication
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 24 April 2000
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Adult education , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Stephen C. Levinson is Director of the Language and Cognition Group at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands.