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Publication details [#4150]

Gunji, Takao. 1982. Towards a computational theory of pragmatics: Discourse, presupposition, and implicature. Indiana University Linguistics Club.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
computer simulation | implicature, processing of | logical representation | pragmatic theory | presupposition, processing of | universe of interpretation

Annotation

A computational attempt to treat certain aspects of the pragmatics of natural language based on a logical language augmented by computational elements (more particularly the concept of super-interpretation and the concept of hierarchically organized universe of discourse). The focus is on the treatment of implicature.