A Theory of Conventional Implicature and Pragmatic Markers in Chinese

By Klaus von Heusinger, Ken Turner, Guangwu Feng

Conventional implicature is itself a highly controversial term, understood very differently by various brands of contemporary pragmatic theory. This book sets out to advance a Gricean theoretical framework of conventional implicature. It also intends to offer an analysis of pragmatic markers in Chinese.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849509344
• ISBN13: 9781849509343
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"