CONTEXT AND COHERENCE C - Stojnic
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Natural languages are riddled with context-sensitivity, yet how do we understand one another so effortlessly? Contrary to the dominant position, this book argues that meaning is determined entirely by discourse conventions, as we draw on a broad array of subtle linguistic conventions that determine the interpretation of context-sensitive items.
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Natural languages are riddled with context-sensitivity, yet how do we understand one another so effortlessly? Contrary to the dominant position, this book argues that meaning is determined entirely by discourse conventions, as we draw on a broad array of subtle linguistic conventions that determine the interpretation of context-sensitive items.
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| Author | Stojnic |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (UK) |
| Release year | 2021 |
| Cover type | Hardcover |
| EAN | 9780198865469 |