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Pragmatics and Grammar
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Pragmatics and Grammar
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mira Ariel
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| Series | Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:362 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 247,Width 174 |
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| Category/Genre | Semantics
Grammar and syntax |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521559942
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| Classifications | Dewey:415 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 July 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
Author Biography
Mira Ariel is a Professor in the Linguistics Department at Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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