Meaning and relevance /

Meaning and relevance /

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Author / Creator:	Wilson, Deirdre.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 382 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Semantics. Relevance. Inference. Cognition. Cognition. Inference. Relevance. Semantics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11830014

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Other authors / contributors:	Sperber, Dan.
ISBN:	9781139336499 1139336495 9781139338233 1139338234 9781139028370 1139028375 1280393491 9781280393495 9780521747486 0521747481 9780521766777 052176677X 1139341391 9781139341394 1139334751 9781139334754 9786613571410 6613571415 1139339818 9781139339810
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What are the relations between the linguistically encoded meanings studied in semantics and the thoughts that humans are capable of entertaining and conveying? How should we analyse literal meaning, approximations, metaphors and ironies? Is the ability to understand speakers' meanings rooted in a more general human ability to understand other minds? How do these abilities interact in evolution and in cognitive development? Meaning and Relevance sets out to answer these and other questions, enriching and updating relevance theory and exploring its implications for linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science and literary studies"--
Other form:	Print version: Wilson, Deirdre. Meaning and relevance. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781139338233

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 382 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781139336499 1139336495 9781139338233 1139338234 9781139028370 1139028375 1280393491 9781280393495 9780521747486 0521747481 9780521766777 052176677X 1139341391 9781139341394 1139334751 9781139334754 9786613571410 6613571415 1139339818 9781139339810