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Connectives and Discourse Relations is a key resource for understanding how language creates coherence and meaning beyond individual sentences. This book examines the pivotal role of connectives—words like ‘because,’ ‘however,’ and ‘therefore’—in establishing logical and semantic relationships between propositions.
Authored by leading semantics scholars Sandrine Zufferey and Liesbeth Degand, the work provides both theoretical foundations and practical applications across multiple languages. The authors explore how discourse relations function in natural language, the cognitive processes underlying their interpretation, and the linguistic devices that signal these relations.
Part of the Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics series, this volume bridges the gap between formal semantic theory and real-world language use. It covers essential concepts including temporal, causal, and contrastive relations, making it invaluable for linguistics students, researchers, and anyone seeking deeper insight into how language organizes and communicates complex ideas effectively.
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