nam a22 4500 z.170/744008499 nljbp 240918104854.6 cr ||||||||||| 141111s2012 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2011052401 9789027274830 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp P99.4.P72 401/.45 23 CFG bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Pragmaticizing Understanding Studies for Jef Verschueren Edited by Michael Meeuwis and Jan-Ola Östman Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 ©2012 1 online resource (vi, 230 pp.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. On how to pragmaticize understanding / Michael Meeuwis and Jan-Ola Östman -- Does the autonomy of linguistics rest on the autonomy of syntax? / Michael Silverstein -- Classifying illocutionary acts, or, a tale of Theory and Praxis / Marina Sbisà -- Spatial indexicalities and spatial pragmatics / Peter Auer -- Pragmatics as a facilitator for child syntax development / Susan M. Ervin-Tripp -- Pragmatics, linguistic competence, and Conversation Analysis / Charles Antaki -- Pragmatics and dialogue phenomena / Yorick Wilks -- Roots of the wakimae aspect of linguistic politeness / Sachiko Ide -- “Laura! Laura! Wake up” / Robin T. Lakoff -- Knowledge, discourse and domination / Teun A. van Dijk -- The public face of language / Jenny Cook-Gumperz and John J. Gumperz -- The compleat angle on pragmatics / Jacob L. Mey The ideas that mark modern-day pragmatics are old, but did not start to get more systematically developed until the 1960s and 1970s. Still, the very recognition of pragmatics as a self-standing academic discipline is a product of the 1980s, not least made possible by the establishment of the International Pragmatics Association. One scholar in particular has devoted his life both to IPrA and to the discipline. This volume pays homage to Jef Verschueren on the occasion of his 60th birthday. It celebrates him for his long-standing dedication as Secretary General of IPrA and for his scholarly contributions to the field. We owe to Jef Verschueren the insight that the processes through which language users (do or do not) achieve understanding among each other in communication can only be fully comprehended if approached from a pragmatic perspective, i.e. if understanding is pragmaticized. The chapters in this book are written by scholars who, like Jef Verschueren, have played a key role in the genesis and development of the field, and who still actively contribute to its advancement today. Each author looks back, evaluates the present, and takes on new challenges. Provided by publisher. Discourse studies Pragmatics Meeuwis, Michael editor Östman, Jan-Ola editor Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 Hardbound version: 9789027211910 Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 Paperback version: 9789027211927 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/z.170 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027274830