Lying and insincerity / Andreas Stokke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stokke, Andreas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Truthfulness and falsehood.

Politeness (Linguistics).

Language and ethics.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Honorific.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 246 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Andreas Stokke presents a comprehensive study of the linguistic phenomenon of insincere language use, revealing how lying relates to 'bullshitting' and other forms of insincerity, and exploring the kinds of attitudes that go with insincere uses of language.

Contents:

pt. I Language

1. Lying, Deception, and Deceit

2. Lying and Gricean Quality

3. Common Ground

4. What is Said

5. Difference between Lying and Misleading

pt. II Attitudes

6. Bullshitting and Indifference Toward Truth

7. Bullshitting and Lying

8. Insincerity and the Opacity of the Self

9. Shallow Insincerity

10. Communicating Attitudes: Beyond the Declarative Realm.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-256035-2

0-19-186502-8

0-19-256034-4