Brevity |
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| Editor:
| Goldstein, Laurence |
| Series title: | Oxford Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-966498-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $243.64AUD $342.00 |
Book Description:
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Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. People use ellipsis and various kinds of pragmatic enrichment, keyed to the particular conversational setting, to express concisely what they mean. Distinguished linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists here say how.
Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. People use ellipsis and various kinds of pragmatic enrichment, keyed to the particular conversational setting, to express concisely what they mean. Distinguished linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists here say how.