Scalar implicatures and beyond : theory, acquisition, and processing / Daniele Panizza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panizza, Daniele, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Connotation (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Ethics International Press Ltd, [2024]

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive survey on the study of scalar implicatures, a central topic in modern pragmatics. This multidimensional and interdisciplinary topic is intensely studied in contemporary linguistics, psycholinguistics, and philosophy of language. Being one of the most prominent topics in pragmatics, they offer a window into the mind of communicative agents. On the one hand, scalar implicatures are closely related to the lexicon and grammar of natural languages. On the other hand, they shed light on how the linguistic meaning is enriched with context and speakers' intentions and knowledge. Starting from an overview of the classic Gricean theory and the theoretical development introduced by post-Gricean scholars, the book illustrates the modern accounts of scalar implicatures across the domains of theoretical linguistics, such as semantics, pragmatics, and psycholinguistics. The central part of the book is devoted to the review of the most influential studies on the acquisition, comprehension, and processing of these pragmatic inferences. The last part of the volume focuses on open issues concerning scalar implicatures by illustrating recent experimental studies and theoretical accounts advanced by the authors in collaboration with several scholars.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Theories of Implicatures

1.1 Paul Grice and the birth of implicatures

1.2 Types of implicatures

1.3 Implicatures in post-Griceans: The Relevance Theory

1.4 Neo-Griceans, grammar, lexicon, and scalar implicatures

1.5 Entailment patterns and embedded implicatures (Chierchia, 2004)

1.6 Ignorance inferences and embedded implicatures in complex sentences (Sauerland, 2004)

1.7 Scalar implicatures as exhaustification

The comprehension and processing of scalar implicatures

2.1 Predictions on how scalar implicatures are derived and their empirical assessment

2.2 The frequency of scalar implicature derivation and its cognitive cost

2.3 The processing of scalar implicatures in real-time

2.4 Numerals, scalar diversity, and ad-hoc implicatures

The acquisition and development of scalar implicatures

3.1 Theories of scalar implicatures, cognitive science, and cognitive development

3.2 Are children more logical than adults? Studies on the acquisition of scalar implicatures

3.3 Tracking children's derivation of scalar implicatures with neuroscientific methods

3.4 The acquisition of scalar implicatures triggered by numerals

3.4 The acquisition of scalar implicatures generated by disjunction

3.5 The interpretation and processing of indirect scalar implicatures in children

Scalar implicatures in complex sentences redux: Evidence for an exhaustification-based approach

4.1 Exhaustification and the problem of clausal implicatures (again)

4.2 A new look to scalar implicatures in disjunctions: An exhaustification-based account

4.3 Scalar implicature in conditionals: The case of conditional perfection

4.4 Exhaustification and context: Ad-hoc implicatures and other issues

4.5 A final puzzle: Indirect implicatures, the question under discussion, and intonation.

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Print version: Panizza, Daniele Scalar Implicatures and Beyond

ISBN:

9781804416662

OCLC:

1446802697