Intention, common ground and the egocentric speaker-hearer / edited by Istvan Kecskes and Jacob Mey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kecskés, István.

Mey, Jacob.

Series:

Mouton series in pragmatics ; 4.

Mouton series in pragmatics ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatics.

Intention (Logic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents current research that discusses some of the major issues in pragmatics from new perspectives, and directs attention to aspects of fundamental tenets that have been investigated only to a limited extent. Current pragmatic theories emphasize the importance of intention, cooperation, common ground, mutual knowledge, relevance, and commitment in executing communicative acts. However, recent research in cognitive psychology, linguistic pragmatics, and intercultural communication has raised questions that warrant some revision of these major tenets. Debates about the place of intention in pragmatics have indicated that Gricean intentions may play a less central role in communication than traditionally assumed. Cognitive psychologists pointed out that individual, egocentric endeavors of interlocutors play a much more decisive role in the initial stages of production and comprehension than current pragmatic theories envision. Some researchers criticized the Clark and Brennan's common ground model and Clark's contribution theory arguing that these approaches retain a communication-as-transfer-between-minds view of language, and treat intentions and goals as pre-existing psychological entities that are later somehow formulated in language. All these developments are addressed in the papers of the volume written by prominent scholars representing several disciplines.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Intention and meaning

Psychological explanations in Gricean pragmatics and Frege's legacy

The place of intention in the interactional achievement of implicature

Where is pragmatics in optimality theory?

Intention, common ground, and the availability of semantic content: a relevance-theoretic perspective

The construction of epistemic space via causal connectives

Common ground and egocentrism

A new look at common ground: memory, egocentrism, and joint meaning

A memory-based approach to common ground and audience design

Common ground as a resource for social affiliation

"Impeach or exorcise?" Or, what's in the (common) round?

Egocentric processes in communication and miscommunication

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613398154

9781283398152

128339815X

9783111734545

3111734544

9783110211474

3110211475

OCLC:

476206254