| Pragmatics and Grammar Contributor(s): Ariel, Mira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521559944 ISBN-13: 9780521559942 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Pragmatics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 2008300171 |
| Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.58 lbs) 362 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When using language, many aspects of our messages are left implicit in what we say. While grammar is responsible for what we express explicitly, pragmatics explains how we infer additional meanings. The problem is that it is not always a trivial matter to decide which of the meanings conveyed is explicit (grammatical) and which implicit (pragmatic). Pragmatics and Grammar lays out a methodology for students and scholars to distinguish between the two. It explains how and why grammar and pragmatics combine together in natural discourse, and how pragmatic uses become grammatical in time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ariel, Mira: - Mira Ariel is a Professor in the Linguistics Department at Tel Aviv University, Israel. |