LINGUIST List 17.3371

Fri Nov 17 2006

Books: Pragmatics/Semantics: Rosales Sequeiros

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Directory         1.    Ulrich Lueders, Current Issues in Galician Semantics and Pragmatics: Rosales Sequeiros
Message 1: Current Issues in Galician Semantics and Pragmatics: Rosales Sequeiros
Date: 14-Nov-2006
From: Ulrich Lueders <lincom.europat-online.de>
Subject: Current Issues in Galician Semantics and Pragmatics: Rosales Sequeiros


Title: Current Issues in Galician Semantics and Pragmatics Published: 2005 Publisher: Lincom GmbH
                http://www.lincom.eu

Author: Xosé Rosales Sequeiros Hardback: ISBN: 3895867950 Pages: 132 Price: Europe EURO 54.00
Hardback: ISBN: 3895867950 Pages: 132 Price: U.S. $ 64.80
Abstract:

This book covers a range of topics within Galician semantics andpragmatics. It involves applications and development of semantic andpragmatic theory within Galician linguistics. The main theoretical modelused throughout is provided by Relevance theory, as a general approach toverbal communication. In this respect, two of the main objectives in thisbook are, firstly, to explore applications of this theory to Galician inorder to improve and expand the description of the language and, secondly,to investigate possible consequences of these applications for the theoryitself.

The areas covered range from aspects of semantic content, the pragmaticinterpretation of various linguistic phenomena, through to non-declarativesentences and discourse markers. The unifying force behind these varioustopics is three-fold:(a) most of the areas explored are seen as instantiations of language use;(b) they are, consequently, seen as falling under the common remit ofverbal communication; and, therefore,(c) they are studied together within a single unified theoretical model.The diversifying factor lies in the range of areas of theoreticalapplication examined. In this respect, one of the main contributions ofthis book lies precisely in the application of Relevance theory to adiverse, yet theoretically coherent, set of communicative phenomena. Theseapplications, in turn, provide further evidence for the validity of thetheory used, particularly through its deployment to a wider set oflinguistic data and languages.

Linguistic Field(s): Pragmatics                             Semantics
Subject Language(s): Galician (glg)
Written In: English (eng )

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