Modality: Issues in the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface

Modality: Issues in the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface
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Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9780585474199
ISBN-13 : 0585474192
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Book Synopsis Modality: Issues in the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface by : Anna Papafragou

Download or read book Modality: Issues in the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface written by Anna Papafragou and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the interplay between grammatical and pragmatic factors in the comprehension of lexically communicated meaning. It uses a case-study, modality, in order to illustrate how the plasticity of lexically conveyed information can be accounted for without assuming semantic polysemy. The author's approach to the semantics and pragmatics of the English modal verbs is developed within the relevance-theoretic framework of communication.


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