| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new. ser. v. 113 |
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Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 113.
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| Contents |
Metonymy and Pragmatic Inferencing; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Background and purpose of the volume; 2. Some properties of conceptual metonymy; 3. Metonymy and pragmatic inferencing; 4. The contributions to this volume; 5. Prospects for studies in metonymy; Notes; References; Part 1. The place of metonymy in cognition and pragmatics; Cognitive operations and pragmatic implication; Metonymy and conceptual blending; The case for a metonymic basis of pragmatic inferencing |
| Summary |
In recent years, conceptual metonymy has been recognized as a cognitive phenomenon that is as fundamental as metaphor for reasoning and the construction of meaning. The thoroughly revised chapters in the present volume originated as presentations in a workshop organized by the editors for the 7th International Pragmatics Conference held in Budapest in 2000. They constitute, according to an anonymous reviewer, "an interesting contribution to both cognitive linguistics and pragmatics." The contributions aim to bridge the gap, and encourage discussion, between cognitive linguists and scholars wor |
| Notes |
Revisions of papers presented in the workshop Metonymy and Pragmatic Inferencing organized for the 7th International Pragmatics Conference held in Budapest, Hungary, July 7-14, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Metonyms -- Congresses
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Pragmatics -- Congresses
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Inference -- Congresses
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Speech acts (Linguistics) -- Congresses
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Linguistic change -- Congresses
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Speech acts (Linguistics)
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Linguistic change.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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Inference
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Linguistic change
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Metonyms
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Pragmatics
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Speech acts (Linguistics)
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Panther, Klaus-Uwe, 1942-
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Thornburg, Linda L
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International Pragmatics Conference (7th : 2000 : Budapest, Hungary)
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| ISBN |
9789027296443 |
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9027296448 |
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1282161172 |
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9781282161177 |
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9786612161179 |
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6612161175 |
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