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In this paper, I examine three such alternative accounts. My main aim is to show that the two most popular accounts in the current literature the default inference view and the relevance theoretic approach still face signifi cant problems. I will then conclude by suggesting that an alternative account, emerging from semantic minimalism, is best placed to accommodate Grice's distinction.
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Enter your access token to activate and access content online. Presumptive Meanings is a careful and cogent reformulation of linguistic pragmatics based on a sweeping knowledge of the existing literature and a profound understanding of the problem of meaning in natural language.
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Temporarily Out of Stock Online Please check back later for updated availability. Overview This is the first extended discussion of preferred interpretation in language understanding, integrating much of the best research in linguistic pragmatics from the last two decades. About the Author Stephen C. Show More. Average Review.
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Stephen C. Levinson, Presumptive meanings: the theory of generalized conversational implicature. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, Pp. xxiii+ Article (PDF. Levinson outlines a theory of presumptive meanings, or preferred interpretations, governing the use of The Theory of Generalized Conversational Implicature.
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