Imagination and convention : distinguishing grammar and inference in language /

LePore, Ernest, 1950-,

Imagination and convention : distinguishing grammar and inference in language / Ernie Lepore and Matthew Stone. - First edition. - [S.l. : s.n.] - viii, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.

1. Overview ; I: THE LANDSCAPE OF PRAGMATIC INFERENCE ; Introduction to Part I ; 2. The Gricean Framework ; 3. The Linguistic Turn ; 4. The Psychological Turn ; II: THE INTERPRETIVE EFFECTS OF LINGUISTIC RULES ; Introduction to Part II ; 5. The Scope of Linguistic Conventions ; 6. Speech Act Conventions: Indirection and Relevance ; 7. Presupposition and Anaphora: The Case of Tense and Aspect ; 8. Information Structure: Intonation and Scalars ; Summary of Part II and Projection ; III: VARIETIES OF INTERPRETIVE REASONING ; Introduction to Part III ; 9. The Scope of Interpretive Reasoning ; 10. Perspective Taking: Metaphor ; 11. Presenting Utterances: Sarcasm, Irony, and Humor ; 12. Leaving Things Open: Hinting ; Summary of Part III and Projection ; IV: THEORIZING SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS ; Introduction to Part IV ; 13. Interpretation and Intention Recognition ; 14. Inquiry and the Formal Underpinnings of Communication ; Conclusion

9780198717188 (hardcover) 0198717180 (hardcover)

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Semantics.
Pragmatics.
Interpersonal communication.
Inference.
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Meaning (Psychology)

P325 / .L38 2015

401.5 / L556 2015