Applications of Relevance Theory
Download or Read eBook Applications of Relevance Theory PDF written by Agnieszka Piskorska and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Agnieszka Piskorska |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2017-05-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781443891684 |
ISBN-13 | : 1443891681 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Applications of Relevance Theory by : Agnieszka Piskorska
Book excerpt: The collection of papers discusses various applications of Relevance Theory within several areas of pragmatics and discourse analysis. It covers an array of topics, including the treatment of figurative language, pragmatic markers and lexical pragmatics within Relevance Theory. It also discusses relevance-theoretic analyses of special kinds of discourse, such as discourse emerging from the internet or from psychotherapeutic sessions. The volume will primarily interest relevance theorists and scholars working on the subjects addressed by particular chapters.