Intention, Common Ground and the Egocentric Speaker-Hearer

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2008

Intention, Common Ground and the Egocentric Speaker-Hearer

Edited by: Istvan Kecskes and Jacob Mey

Volume 4 in the series Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110211474

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About this book

This book presents current research that discusses some of the major issues in pragmatics from new perspectives, and directs attention to aspects of fundamental tenets that have been investigated only to a limited extent.

Current pragmatic theories emphasize the importance of intention, cooperation, common ground, mutual knowledge, relevance, and commitment in executing communicative acts. However, recent research in cognitive psychology, linguistic pragmatics, and intercultural communication has raised questions that warrant some revision of these major tenets. Debates about the place of intention in pragmatics have indicated that Gricean intentions may play a less central role in communication than traditionally assumed. Cognitive psychologists pointed out that individual, egocentric endeavors of interlocutors play a much more decisive role in the initial stages of production and comprehension than current pragmatic theories envision. Some researchers criticized the Clark and Brennan's common ground model and Clark's contribution theory arguing that these approaches retain a communication-as-transfer-between-minds view of language, and treat intentions and goals as pre-existing psychological entities that are later somehow formulated in language. All these developments are addressed in the papers of the volume written by prominent scholars representing several disciplines.

Author / Editor information

Istvan Kecskes, SUNY, Albany, USA;

Jacob Mey, University of Texas, Austin, USA and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

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Introduction Istvan Kecskes and Jacob L. Mey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Intention and meaning
Psychological explanations in Gricean pragmatics and Frege’s legacy Katarzyna M. Jaszczolt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
The place of intention in the interactional achievement of implicature Michael Haugh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Where is pragmatics in optimality theory? Henk Zeevat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Intention, common ground, and the availability of semantic content: a relevance-theoretic perspective Stavros Assimakopoulos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
The construction of epistemic space via causal connectives Montserrat González and Montserrat Ribas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Common ground and egocentrism
A new look at common ground: memory, egocentrism, and joint meaning Herbert L. Colston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
A memory-based approach to common ground and audience design William S. Horton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Common ground as a resource for social affiliation Nicholas J. Enfield Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
“Impeach or exorcise?” Or, what’s in the (common) round? Jacob L. Mey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Egocentric processes in communication and miscommunication Boaz Keysar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Research Libraries, Researchers and Advanced Students of Linguistics (Pragmatics, Cognitive Linguistics).
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 304
Keywords: Pragmatics; Cognitive Linguistics; Cognitive Psycholinguistics.

eBook

Published: November 3, 2008
ISBN: 9783110211474

Hardcover

Published: August 19, 2008
ISBN: 9783110206067