Experimental Pragmatics

by Ira A. Noveck (Editor), Dan Sperber

How do we understand what we are told, resolve ambiguities, appreciate metaphor and irony, and grasp both explicit and implicit content in verbal communication? This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to an exciting new field in which models of language and meaning are tested and compared using techniques from psycholinguistics.

Genres: Linguistics, Psychology

356 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Hassan Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, engaging, witty, and ultimately convincing. Noveck and the other authors outdid themselves, and this will greatly affect the course of my academic career.