Constructions of intersubjectivity [electronic resource] : discourse, syntax, and cognition / Arie Verhagen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verhagen, Arie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arie Verhagen develops a new understanding of linguistic communication focussed on cognition. He treats pragmatics, semantics, and syntax in parallel and integrates insights from linguistics, psychology, and animal communication. He shows the continuity between language and animal communication and reveals the nature of human linguistic specialization. His powerfully argued and original explanation of the nature and operation of communication will interest a wide range of scholars. and advanced students in linguistics, cognitive science, and human evolution. - ;Constructions of Intersubjectivi

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Figures; Tables; 1 Intersubjectivity-mutual management of cognitive states; 2 Negation and virtual argumentation; 3 Finite complements-putting conceptualizers on stage; 4 Discourse connections-managing inferences across perspectives; 5 Concluding Remarks; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-226) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-75787-6

0-19-151521-3

1-4294-6007-5

OCLC:

476259511