Indirect Speech Acts

List of contents

1. Classic Speech Act Theoretic Approaches; 2. The Semantics of Sentence-Types; 3. Cognitive and Relevance-Based Approaches; 4. The Comprehension of ISAs; 5. Indirectness, Politeness, and the Social Context; 6. Computational and Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Indirectness; 7. Conclusion; References; Index.

About the author

Nicolas Ruytenbeek specializes in experimental approaches to speech acts and politeness, using a combination of corpus data and psychophysiological methods. He is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication, Ghent University.

Summary

Indirect communication is a phenomenon pervasive in our daily lives. This book explores this fascinating topic, and provides insights into the psychological processes and the social dynamics underlying indirect communication. Adopting a truly interdisciplinary perspective, it will appeal to students and scholars from diverse backgrounds.

Foreword

Explores the fascinating phenomenon of indirect speech acts, highlighting the situations they are used in, and how they are understood.

Product details

• Authors: Ruytenbeek, Nicolas Ruytenbeek, Ruytenbeek Nicolas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2023
• EAN: 9781108716482
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71648-2
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc