Implicatures in discourse : the case of Spanish NP anaphora / Sarah E. Blackwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackwell, Sarah E.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 105.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 105

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Anaphora.

Spanish language.

Spanish language--Discourse analysis.

Spanish language--Noun phrase.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 297 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub., 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Implicatures in Discourse examines Spanish conversations and oral narratives in order to seek support for a pragmatic theory of anaphora. Blackwell argues that the use of anaphoric expressions may be considered conversational implicatures that give rise to inferences of coreference and non-coreference. Her analysis shows how speakers abide by Levinson's 'neo-Gricean' principles of Quantity, Informativeness, and Manner, but that grammatical, semantic, cognitive, and pragmatic constraints interact with the neo-Gricean principles, influencing anaphora use and interpretation. The study also reveals how mutual knowledge, including familiarity with Spanish social and cultural norms, enables interlocutors to use and comprehend minimal referring expressions, which cultural outsiders may not be able to interpret. While drawing on earlier work on anaphora and reference, this book offers a fresh look at discourse anaphora, and sheds light on the ways in which speakers felicitously use and interpret anaphoric expressions in a variety of communicative contexts.

Contents:

Implicatures in Discourse

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Dedication

Contents

List of abbreviations used in glosses

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The neo-Gricean pragmatic approach to anaphora

Summary

Chapter 3: Social, functional, and cognitive approaches to reference

Chapter 4: NP Anaphora in Spanish conversation

Conclusions

Chapter 5: Referring expressions in Spanish narrative discourse

Summary and conclusions

Chapter 6 Conclusions

Notes

Notes to Chapter 1

Notes to Chapter 2

Notes to Chapter 3

Notes to Chapter 4

Notes to Chapter 5

Notes to Chapter 6

References

Appendix: Transcription conventions

Author index

Subject index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612161513

9781282161511

1282161512

9789027296894

9027296898

OCLC:

70743685