Presumptive Meanings: The Theory of Generalized Conversational Implicature

by Stephen C. Levinson

Book Overview

This is the first extended discussion of preferred interpretation in language understanding, integrating much of the best research in linguistic pragmatics from the last two decades.

When we speak, we mean more than we say. In this book Stephen C. Levinson explains some general processes that underlie presumptions in communication. This is the first extended discussion of preferred interpretation in language understanding, integrating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262621304
• ISBN13: 9780262621304
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher