Implicatures in discourse

Description:

Implicatures in Discourse examines Spanish conversations and oral narratives in order to seek support for a pragmatic theory of anaphora. Blackwell argues that the use of anaphoric expressions may be considered conversational implicatures that give rise to inferences of coreference and non-coreference. Her analysis shows how speakers abide by Levinson's 'neo-Gricean' principles of Quantity, Informativeness, and Manner, but that grammatical, semantic, cognitive, and pragmatic constraints interact with the neo-Gricean principles, influencing anaphora use and interpretation. The study also reveal.

subjects: Espagnol (Langue),  Anafora,  FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY,  Syntagme nominal,  Spanish language,  Noun phrase,  Discourse analysis,  Spanish,  Analyse du discours,  Anaphore,  Spaans,  Anaphora