Salience and Defaults in Utterance Processing |
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| Editor:
| Jaszczolt, Kasia M.
Allan, Keith |
| Series title: | Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP] Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-027068-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Mouton De Gruyter
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $238.00 |
Book Description:
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The book addresses controversies around the conscious vs automatic processing of contextual information and the distinction between literal and nonliteral meaning. It sheds new light on the relation of the literal/nonliteral distinction to the distinction between the automatic and conscious retrieval of information. The question of literal meaning is inherently interwoven with the question of salience and defaults. This volume addresses these interconnected issues, stressing their...
More DescriptionThe book addresses controversies around the conscious vs automatic processing of contextual information and the distinction between literal and nonliteral meaning. It sheds new light on the relation of the literal/nonliteral distinction to the distinction between the automatic and conscious retrieval of information. The question of literal meaning is inherently interwoven with the question of salience and defaults. This volume addresses these interconnected issues, stressing their mutual interdependence