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Publication details [#23420]
Kasher, Asa. 1984. On the psychological reality of pragmatics. Journal of Pragmatics 8 (4) : 539–557. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Person as a subject
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Annotation
Current pragmatic theory and concept formation is investigated as to its compatibility with insights in the psychology of language, in particular with J.A. Fodor's theory (1983: `The modularity of the mind'). Some difficulties are pointed at, and possible outcomes suggested.