The pragmatics of indirect reports

Capone Alessandro

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Springer, Dordrecht

2016

364 Pages

ISBN 978-3-319-41077-7

Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology
vol. 8

The pragmatics of indirect reports

socio-philosophical considerations

Alessandro Capone

This monograph on indirect reports offers insights on the semantics/pragmatics interface and a refinement of the notion of explicature. The volume is written in an engaging style and guides the reader through the theoretical problems and their ramifications. The thorniest problem in the study of indirect reports is their polyphonic nature, and how the listener distinguishes between the reporter’s voice and the original speaker’s voice, either by contextual clues or, in the absence of such clues, by resorting to pragmaticprinciples. The introductory chapter discusses the main issues that will be addressed in the volume. The next chapters focus on the various aspects of indirect reports, covering both theory and practical applications.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41078-4

Full citation:

Capone, A. (2016). The pragmatics of indirect reports: socio-philosophical considerations, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

Putting the threads together

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