Accentuation and Interpretation

By Hans-Christian Schmitz

Develops a highly original theory of accentuation in which accentuation serves the mere pragmatic function of making utterances well comprehensible. Semantic effects of accentuation are explained as epiphenomena of pragmatic accentuation. The theory is formally elaborated in a model-theoretic framework and experimentally justified.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349280739
• ISBN13: 9781349280735
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"