Experimental Pragmatics. Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition

by Ira A. Noveck (Editor), Dan Sperber (Editor)

How does our knowledge of the language on the one hand, and of the context on the other, permit us to understand what we are told, to resolve ambiguities, to grasp both explicit and implicit content, to appreciate metaphor and irony? These issues have been studied in two disciplines: Linguistic pragmatics and psycholinguistics, with only limited interactions between the two. This volume lays down the bases for a new field: Experimental Pragmatics. Contributions review pioneering work and present novel ways of articulating theories and experimental methods in the area.

Genres: Linguistics, Psychology

Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Hassan Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, engaging, witty, and ultimately convincing. Noveck and the other authors outdid themselves, and this will greatly affect the course of my academic career.