Publications
Publication details [#6251]
Lindenfeld, Jacqueline. 1978. The social meaning of speech acts in natural conversation. Proceedings of the International Congress of Linguists/Actes du Congrès International des Linguistes 12 : 315–317.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Annotation
On 'utterer's meaning', as opposed to purely linguistic meaning, and deliberate misunderstanding as a conversational strategy. Material from natural conversations in French open air markets is adduced.