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Publication details [#9039]

Sperber, Dan and Deirdre Wilson. 1982. Mutual knowledge and relevance in theories of comprehension. In Smith, Neil V., ed. Mutual knowledge. Academic Press. pp. 61–85.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

comprehension | mutual knowledge | relevance

Annotation

A critique on the 'mutual knowledge' approach to comprehension (i.e. the view that the identification of mutual knowledge is a major factor in every aspect of the comprehension process), and a proposal for an alternative approach based on the concept of relevance.

Reviewed by

Bossuyt, Alain. 1981. Mutual knowledge and relevance.

Gazdar, Gerald J.M. and David A. Good. 1982. On a notion of relevance: Comments on Sperber and Wilson's paper. In Smith, Neil V., ed. Mutual knowledge. Academic Press. pp. 88–100.

Moore, Terence. 1982. Comments on Sperber and Wilson's paper. In Smith, Neil V., ed. Mutual knowledge. Academic Press. pp. 111–112.

Wilks, Yorick. 1982. Comments on Sperber and Wilson's paper. In Smith, Neil V., ed. Mutual knowledge. Academic Press. pp. 113–117.

Clark, Herbert H. 1982. The relevance of common ground: Comments on Sperber and Wilson's paper. In Smith, Neil V., ed. Mutual knowledge. Academic Press. pp. 124–127.