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Referring Expressions, Pragmatics, and Style: Reference and Beyond is a comprehensive exploration of how language users create and interpret references in everyday communication. Kate Scott delves into the fundamental mechanisms of referring expressions, examining how speakers and writers successfully identify objects, people, and concepts for their audiences.
The book investigates the intricate relationship between pragmatic principles, linguistic style, and reference creation. Scott moves beyond traditional semantic approaches to demonstrate how context, speaker intention, and communicative purpose shape the way we construct and understand references. Through detailed analysis and examples, the work reveals how referring expressions function as dynamic tools shaped by social interaction and discourse conventions.
This scholarly work is essential for linguists, communication scholars, and students of pragmatics seeking to understand the nuanced interplay between language use, meaning-making, and social interaction in reference phenomena.
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