Indirect speech acts:

To achieve successful communication, it is crucial to say clearly what we mean, but, at the same time, we need to pay attention to the form of our utterances, to avoid misunderstandings and the risk of offending our interlocutors. To avoid these pitfalls, we use a special category of utterances call...

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1. Verfasser: Ruytenbeek, Nicolas 1985- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Key topics in semantics and pragmatics
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Zusammenfassung:To achieve successful communication, it is crucial to say clearly what we mean, but, at the same time, we need to pay attention to the form of our utterances, to avoid misunderstandings and the risk of offending our interlocutors. To avoid these pitfalls, we use a special category of utterances called 'indirect speech acts' (ISAs) that enable an optimal balance between clarity and politeness. But how do interpreters identify the meaning of these ISAs? And how does the social context influence the use of ISAs? This book attempts to answer these questions. It deals with the main theoretical and empirical questions surrounding the meaning and usage of ISAs, drawing on the latest research and neuroimaging data. Adopting a truly interdisciplinary perspective, it will appeal to students and scholars from diverse backgrounds, and anyone interested in exploring this phenomenon, which is so pervasive in our daily lives
Beschreibung:Classic speech act theoretic approaches -- The semantics of sentence-types -- Cognitive and relevance-based approaches -- The comprehension of ISAs -- Indirectness, politeness, and the social context -- Computational and artificial intelligence approaches in indirectness -- Conclusions
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 226 Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:9781108673112
DOI:10.1017/9781108673112

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