The Pragmeme of Accommodation: the Case of Interaction Around the Event of Death |
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| Editor:
| Parvaresh, Vahid
Capone, Alessandro |
| Series title: | Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy and Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-319-55758-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $255.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume brings together a wide array of papers which explore, among other things, to what extent languages and cultures are variable with respect to the interactions around the event of death. Motivated by J. L. Mey's idea of the pragmeme, a situated speech act, the volume has both theoretical and practical implications for scholars working in different fields of enquiry. As the papers in this volume reveal, despite the terminological differences between various...
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This volume brings together a wide array of papers which explore, among other things, to what extent languages and cultures are variable with respect to the interactions around the event of death. Motivated by J. L. Mey's idea of the pragmeme, a situated speech act, the volume has both theoretical and practical implications for scholars working in different fields of enquiry. As the papers in this volume reveal, despite the terminological differences between various disciplines, the interactions around the event of death serve to provide solace, not only to the dying, but also to the family and friends of the deceased, thus helping them to "accommodate" to the new state of affairs.