Pragmatics, the study of language in context, extends beyond the literal meanings of words to include the subtle inferences that speakers and listeners routinely make. A central phenomenon in this ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Stalnaker's Context deploys the core machinery of common ground, possible worlds, and epistemic accessibility to mount a powerful case for the ...
Therapy, as currently practiced, is often a linguistically mediated enterprise. The client says certain things, and the therapist says things or asks questions in response. So, when considering how ...
This week’s word is pragmatism. The idea is to trigger discussion or galvanise further research. Whatever your level of interest, it is a win-win situation for all. For argument’s sake, I shall be ...
Health and Human Rights, Vol. 22, No. 1, SPECIAL SECTION: Mental Health and Human Rights (JUNE 2020), pp. 279-292 (14 pages) According to a longstanding definition of non-discrimination, differential ...
What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the communicative language abilities of people with Autism ...
All language teachers benefit from understanding of how language in general works. This course is designed to help students to understand and use in their language teaching the basic concepts, methods ...
Sample sentences have long been a standard feature of many online and offline dictionaries. Starting today, Google Translate will also feature sentences that put translated words into context. Unlike ...
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