Lexical Markers of Common Grounds:

by Anita Fetzer, Kerstin Fischer

The multifaceted and heterogeneous category of common ground is central to theories of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, discourse and context. This book addresses current approaches to common ground from the novel perspective of lexical markers. The edited volume falls in two parts. The first part addresses the relationship between mechanisms of grounding and reference to common ground. The second part examines different types of common ground. It is shown that the investigation of lexical markers provides a novel perspective for investigating the relationship between grounding, common ground and common grounds. Contributions by Sherri L. Condon and Claude G. Cech, Anita Fetzer, Kerstin Fischer, Francois Nemo, Thanh Nyan, Moeko Okada, Carlos Rodr??guez Penagos, Karin Pittner and Thora Tenbrink. *Reviews current approaches to common ground from the perspective of lexical markers*Organized into two parts that discuss the relationship between mechanisms of grounding and reference to common ground and the different types of common ground*Reflects current trends in the field that cross methodological boundaries and integrate cognition, context, genre, negotiation of meaning, and dialogue

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007