基本説明
Examines global coherence-based accounts as well as proposals based on Gricean pragmatics, arguing that the key to a solution lies in the interplay of the cognitive and communicative principles of relevance proposed by Sperber & Wilson.
Full Description
This book seeks to explain how discourse types influence the addressee's understanding of the communicator's intention. Examining global coherence-based accounts as well as proposals based on Gricean pragmatics, it argues that the key to a solution lies in the cognitive and communicative principles of relevance proposed by Sperber & Wilson.
Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: GLOBAL COHERENCE AND GENRE Global Coherence and Global Discourse Relations Topic-based Approaches to Global Coherence Global Coherence and Grounding In Discourse PART 2: EXPECTATIONS OF RELEVANCE AND GENRE Expectations of Relevance Expectations of Relevance, Implicit Questioning in Discourse, and Genre Empirical Issues in Global Coherence and Discourse Typology Genre in Code-based Theories of Communication Conversational Maxims and Genre A Re-analysis of Genre and its Implications for Pragmatics Notes Bibliography Index
