Critical pragmatics : an inquiry into reference and communication

Publication Data

• Title Critical pragmatics : an inquiry into reference and communication
• Author Kepa Korta
• Contributor John Perry
• Publisher Cambridge University Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Cambridge
• Language English

Contents

1. Introduction
2. A short history of reference
3. Acts, roles and singular reference
4. Elements of reference
5. Demonstratives
6. Context sensitivity and indexicals
7. Names
8. Definite descriptions
9. Implicit reference and unarticulated constituents
10. Locutionary content and speech acts
11. Reference and implicature
12. Semantics, pragmatics and critical pragmatics
13. Harnessing information
14. Examples.

Topics

• Language and languages :: Philosophy
• Semantics
• Communication
• 015771679

Critical pragmatics : an inquiry into reference and communication by Kepa Korta. ISBN 9780521748674. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.