Default Semantics: Foundations of a Compositional Theory of Acts of Communicatio
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Default Semantics: Foundations of a Compositional Theory of Acts of Communicatio. Dr Jaszczolt unites the precision of truth-conditional, dynamic approaches with insights fromneo-Gricean pragmatics into the role of speaker's intentions in communication. Default Semantics by K.M. Jaszczolt. Default Semantics by K.M. Jaszczolt Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Lays down the foundations of an original theory of meaning in discourse. The author reveals the cognitive foundations of discourse interpretation, and puts forward a basis for the analysis of discourse processing. She also provides a step-by-step introduction to the theory and its application, and explains terms and formalisms as required. Publisher Description In this pioneering book Kasia Jaszczolt lays down the foundations of an original theory of meaning in discourse, reveals the cognitive foundations of discourse interpretation, and puts forward a new basis for the analysis of discourse processing. She provides a step-by-step introduction to the theory and its application, and explains new terms and formalisms as required. Dr Jaszczolt unites the precision of truth-conditional, dynamic approaches with insights fromneo-Gricean pragmatics into the role of speaker's intentions in communication. She shows that the compositionality of meaning may be understood as merger representations combining information fromvarious sources including word meaning and sentence structure, various kinds of default interpretations, and conscious pragmatic inference. Among the applications the author discusses are constructions that pose problems in semantic analysis such as referring expressions, propositional attitude constructions, presupposition, modality, numerals, and sentential connectives. She proposes solutions to cutting edge problems in the semantics/pragmatics interface - for example, how manylevels of meaning should be distinguished; the status of under-specification; how much contextual information should be placed in the representation of the speaker's meaning; whether there are defaultinterpretations; the stage of utterance interpretation at which pragmatic inference begins; and whether compositionality is a necessary feature of the theory of meaning and if so how it is to be book is for advanced students and researchers in semantics, pragmatics, computational linguistics, and philosophy of language. Details ISBN 0199226687 ISBN-13 9780199226689 Title Default Semantics Author K.M. Jaszczolt Format Paperback Year 2007 Pages 304 Publisher Oxford University Press GEItemID:137008207; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
