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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
June 2012
Print publication year:
2012
Online ISBN:
9781139022453
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139022453
Collection:
Cambridge Handbooks of Linguistics
Series:
Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
Subjects:
Philosophy of Mind and Language, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Philosophy, Language and Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics
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Book description

Pragmatics is the study of human communication: the choices speakers make to express their intended meaning and the kinds of inferences that hearers draw from an utterance in the context of its use. This Handbook surveys pragmatics from different perspectives, presenting the main theories in pragmatic research, incorporating seminal research as well as cutting-edge solutions. It addresses questions of rational and empirical research methods, what counts as an adequate and successful pragmatic theory, and how to go about answering problems raised in pragmatic theory. In the fast-developing field of pragmatics, this Handbook fills the gap in the market for a one-stop resource to the wide scope of today's research and the intricacy of the many theoretical debates. It is an authoritative guide for graduate students and researchers with its focus on the areas and theories that will mark progress in pragmatic research in the future.

Reviews

‘Comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative … The Cambridge Handbook of Pragmatics brings together the best scholars in the field to paint a state-of-the-art picture of the field of pragmatics.'

Dingfang Shu - Shanghai International Studies University

‘Excellent and thoughtfully edited.’

Robert M. Harnish - University of Arizona

‘… bold, innovative, up-to-date and comprehensive … a must-have for the professional, the librarian and the interested bystander alike!’

Jacob L. Mey - Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

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