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Publication details [#18747]

Clark, Herbert H. 1996. Using language. Cambridge University Press. xi + 432 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

coordination | language use | sign, production of

Annotation

This book on language use ('signaling') as a form of joint action embedded within broader social activities, adopts Lewis' view, stating that language use aims at increasing the interlocutors' common ground by solving a participant coordination problem via convention.

Reviewed by

Sew, Jyh Wee. 1997. Review of $Using language.

Carston, Robyn. 1999. Review of $Using language.

O'Connell, Daniel C. 1997. Review of $Using language.