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Publication details [#24797]

Blass, Regina. 1990. Relevance relations in discourse: A study with special reference to Sissala. Cambridge University Press. xii + 284 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

discourse analysis | discourse, comprehension of | relevance theory | textuality

Language as a subject

Sissala, Burkina Faso

Annotation

Arguing that relevance theory explains discourse connectivity better than approaches based on notions of cohesion or coherence, B. develops her own textuality account, comparing intuited English data and real -hitherto unanalyzed- Sissala data, inquiring into general cognitive processes in human communication.

Reviewed by

Hymes, Dell H. 1992. Review of R.Blass (1990: `Relevance relations in discourse: A study with special reference to Sissala').