Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition

Noveck, I.; Sperber, D.

How do we understand what we are told, resolve ambiguities, appreciate metaphor and irony, and grasp both explicit and implicit content in verbal communication? This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to an exciting new field in which models of language and meaning are tested and compared using techniques from psycholinguistics.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-10-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781403903518

DOI: 10.1057/9780230524125

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 348