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Routledge
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Routledge
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The first truly multidisciplinary text of its kind, this book offers an original analysis of the current state of linguistic pragmatics. Cummings argues that no study of pragmatics can reasonably neglect the historical and contemporary influences on this discipline of neighboring fields of inquiry, particularly philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, and language pathology. By the same... Read more
Contents: Preface. The Multidisciplinary Nature of Pragmatics. Theories of Meaning. Inferences. Relevance Theory. Pragmatics and Mind. Argumentation and Fallacies of Reasoning. Habermas and Pragmatics. Artificial Intelligence and Pragmatics. Language, Pathology, and Pragmatics. Beyond Disciplines.
Biography
Louise Cummings
"The author, Louise Cummings, integrates the nine chapters and a conclusion that coherently bring together a variety of interdisciplinary insights, which will enhance and deepend our understanding of pragmatic phenomena."
-- Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2008
