Pragmatics, semantics and the case of scalar implicatures

This book is an advanced debate on the nature of scalar implicatures, one of the most popular topics in philosophical linguistics in the last 20 years. Leading theorists in the field offer an up-to-date presentation of the subject in a way that will help readers to orient themselves in the vast lite...

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Main Authors: Reda, Salvatore Pistoia, 1983-
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Palgrave studies in pragmatics, language and cognition
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137333285
Summary: This book is an advanced debate on the nature of scalar implicatures, one of the most popular topics in philosophical linguistics in the last 20 years. Leading theorists in the field offer an up-to-date presentation of the subject in a way that will help readers to orient themselves in the vast literature on the topic.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137333278.
Carrier Form: 256 p. : 10 figures, 13.
ISBN: 9781137333285 :
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CLC: H030
Contents: 1. Some Remarks on the Scalar Implicatures Debate-- Salvatore Pistoia Reda 2. The Roots of (Scalar) Implicatures-- Laurence Horn 3. On the Roles of Markedness and Contradiction in the Use of Alternatives-- Roni Katzir 4. Intermediate Scalar Implicatures-- Uli Sauerland 5. An Account for the Homogeneity Effect Triggered by Plural Definites and Conjunction Based on Double Strengthening-- Giorgio Magri 6. Scalar Implicatures, Blindness and Common Knowledge-- Benjamin Spector 7. Pragmatic Back-and-forth Reasoning-- Michael Franke and Gerhard Jager, 8. Direct and Indirect Scalar Implicatures Share the Same Processing Signature-- Alexandre Cremers and Emmanuel Chemla.