Cognitive pragmatics : the mental processes of communication / Bruno G. Bara ; translated by John Douthwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bara, Bruno G., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics.

Cognitive psychology.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here, Bara offers a theory of human communication that is both formalized through logic and empirically validated through experimental data and clinical studies. Bara argues that communication is a cooperative activity in which two or more agents together consciously and intentionally construct the meaning of their interaction.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1 Not Just Language

2 Tools for Communicating

3 Behavior Games and Conversation Games

4 Generation and Comprehension of Communication Acts

5 Nonstandard Communication

6 Communicative Competence

References

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

"A Bradford Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786612736988

9780262265744

0262265745

9781282736986

1282736981

9780262266062

0262266067

OCLC:

648759761

Publisher Number:

9786612736988

9780262266062