Date: 12-Jan-2006 From: Matt Glidden <blackwellnewsbos.blackwellpublishing.net> Subject: The Handbook of Pragmatics: Horn, Ward (Eds)
Title: The Handbook of Pragmatics
Series Title: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
Published: 2006
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com
Editor: Laurence R Horn, Yale University
Editor: Gregory Ward, Northwestern University
Paperback: ISBN: 063122548X Pages: 864 Price: U.S. $ 49.95
Paperback: ISBN: 063122548X Pages: 864 Price: U.K. £ 26.99
Abstract:
The Handbook of Pragmatics is a collection of newly commissioned articles that provide an authoritative and accessible introduction to the field, including an overview of the foundations of pragmatic theory and a detailed examination of the rich and varied theoretical and empirical subdomains of pragmatics.
*Contains 32 newly commissioned articles that outline the central themes and challenges for current research in the field of linguistic pragmatics.
*Provides authoritative and accessible introduction to the field and a detailed examination of the varied theoretical and empirical subdomains of pragmatics.
*Includes extensive bibliography that serves as a research tool for those working in pragmatics and allied fields in linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science.
*Valuable resource for both students and professional researchers investigating the properties of meaning, reference, and context in natural language.