Relevance Theory, Figuration, and Continuity in Pragmatics
Editor
The chapters in this volume apply the methodology of relevance theory to develop accounts of various pragmatic phenomena which can be associated with the broadly conceived notion of style. Some of them are devoted to central cases of figurative language (metaphor, metonymy, puns, irony) while others deal with issues not readily associated with figurativeness (from multimodal communicative stimuli through strong and weak implicatures to discourse functions of connectives, particles and participles). Other chapters shed light on the use of specific communicative styles, ranging from hate speech to humour and humorous irony.
Using the relevance-theoretic toolkit to analyse a spectrum of style-related issues, this volume makes a case for the model of pragmatics founded upon inference and continuity, understood as the non-existence of sharply delineated boundaries between classes of communicative phenomena.
Using the relevance-theoretic toolkit to analyse a spectrum of style-related issues, this volume makes a case for the model of pragmatics founded upon inference and continuity, understood as the non-existence of sharply delineated boundaries between classes of communicative phenomena.
[Figurative Thought and Language, 8] 2020. vii, 357 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | pp. vii–7
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Introduction: The literal-figurative language continuum and optimally relevant interpretationsAgnieszka Piskorska | pp. 1–22
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Part 1. Continua in non-literalness
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Chapter 1. Category extension as a variety of loose useEwa Wałaszewska | pp. 25–43
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Chapter 2. Metonymic relations – from determinacy to indeterminacyMaria Jodłowiec and Agnieszka Piskorska | pp. 45–65
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Part 2. Concepts, procedures and discourse effects
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Chapter 3. Evidential participles and epistemic vigilanceManuel Padilla Cruz | pp. 69–94
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Chapter 4. The Greek connective gar : Different genres, different effects?Sarah Casson | pp. 95–119
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Chapter 5. Metarepresentation markers in Indus Kohistani: A study with special reference to the marker of desirable utterances looBeate Lubberger | pp. 121–164
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Part 3. Multimodality and style
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Chapter 6. When EVERYTHING STANDS OUT, Nothing Does : Typography, expectations and proceduresKate Scott and Rebecca Jackson | pp. 167–192
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Chapter 7. Relevance, style and multimodality: Typographical features as stylistic devicesRyoko Sasamoto and Minako O’Hagan | pp. 193–226
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Part 4. Pragmatic effects and emotions
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Chapter 8. Towards a relevance-theoretic account of hate speechJadwiga Linde-Usiekniewicz | pp. 229–257
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Chapter 9. Tropes of ill repute: Puns and (often thwarted) expectations of relevanceAgnieszka Solska | pp. 259–287
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Part 5. Stylistic effects in literary works
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Chapter 10. Another look at “Cat in the rain”: A cognitive pragmatic approach to text analysisSeiji Uchida | pp. 291–308
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Chapter 11. Echoic irony in Philip Larkin’s poetry and its preservation in Polish translationsAgnieszka Walczak | pp. 309–326
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Chapter 12. Humour and irony in George Mikes’ How to be a BritMaria Angeles Ruiz-Moneva | pp. 327–350
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Name index | pp. 351–354
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Subject index | pp. 355–357
“This original and entertaining series of essays uses the framework of relevance theory to offer striking new insights into the workings of figurative language and style. Why do puns have such a bad reputation? What is the meaning of “sunbeds are the new cigarettes”? How does choice of typography affect understanding? These and many more questions are illustrated with original examples from everyday conversation and literary texts, and illuminated from a variety of theoretical perspectives.”
Deirdre Wilson
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFG: Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009030: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics