Implicature: Intention, Convention, and Principle in the Failure of Gricean Theory - Couverture souple

Davis, Wayne A.

 
9780521038065: Implicature: Intention, Convention, and Principle in the Failure of Gricean Theory
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521038065 ISBN 13 : 9780521038065
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

H. P. Grice virtually discovered the phenomenon of implicature (to denote the implications of an utterance that are not strictly implied by its content). Gricean theory claims that conversational implicatures can be explained and predicted using general psycho-social principles. This theory has established itself as one of the orthodoxes in the philosophy of language. Wayne Davis argues controversially that Gricean theory does not work. He shows that any principle-based theory understates both the intentionality of what a speaker implicates and the conventionality of what a sentence implicates. In developing his argument the author explains that the psycho-social principles actually define the social function of implicature conventions, which contribute to the satisfaction of those principles. This challenging book will be of importance to philosophers of language and linguists, especially those working in pragmatics and sociolinguistics.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

H. P. Grice virtually discovered the phenomenon of implicature (to denote the implications of an utterance that are not strictly implied by its content). Gricean theory claims that conversational implicatures can be explained and predicted using general psycho-social principles. This theory has established itself as one of the orthodoxes in the philosophy of language. Wayne Davis argues controversially that Gricean theory does not work. He shows that any principle-based theory understates both the intentionality of what a speaker implicates and the conventionality of what a sentence implicates. In developing his argument the author explains that the psycho-social principles actually define the social function of implicature conventions, which contribute to the satisfaction of those principles. This challenging book will be of importance to philosophers of language and linguists, especially those working in pragmatics and sociolinguistics.

Revue de presse

'Implicature remains a stimulating and ambitious book which criticises Gricean pragmatics in a cogent and challenging way.' Cercles

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521038065
ISBN 13 
9780521038065
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
https://www.avery.fr/

chemin des peupliers 27
Dardilly
France

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521623193: Implicature: Intention, Convention, and Principle in the Failure of Gricean Theory

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521623197 ISBN 13 :  9780521623193
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
Couverture rigide