Implicatures
Part of Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
- Authors:
- Sandrine Zufferey, Universität Bern, Switzerland
- Jacques Moeschler, Université de Genève
- Anne Reboul, Institute for Cognitive Sciences-Marc Jeannerod, CNRS UMR 5304
- Date Published: October 2021
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107565234
An accessible and thorough introduction to implicatures, a key topic in all frameworks of pragmatics. Starting with a definition of the various types of implicatures in Gricean, neo-Gricean and post-Gricean pragmatics, the book covers many important questions for current pragmatic theories, namely: the distinction between explicit and implicit forms of pragmatic enrichment, the criteria for drawing a line between semantic and pragmatic meaning, the relations between the structure of language (syntax) and its use (pragmatics), the social and cognitive factors underlying the use of implicatures by native speakers, and the factors influencing their acquisition for children and second language learners. Written in non-technical language, Implicatures will appeal to students and teachers in linguistics, applied linguistics, psychology and sociology, who are interested in how language is used for communication, and how children and learners develop pragmatic skills.
- Provides a global view of past and present research on implicatures
- Explains in accessible language empirical research findings, providing readers with a clear understanding
- Shows readers how different interfaces of pragmatics are situated within theories of language and how they interact with social and cognitive psychology