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Accentuation and Interpretation 2008 Edition
Contributor(s): Schmitz, H. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0230002536     ISBN-13: 9780230002531
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2008
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Annotation: Hans-Christian Schmitz argues that a speaker has to utter a sentence in a way that makes the hearer perceive at least those words that are sufficient for understanding the entire sentence. In spoken language the speaker has to accentuate these words. Semantics effects of accentuation appear as epi-phenomena of their pragmatic function. The author defines a formal model for the interpretation of incompletely recognized sentences and derives a context-sensitive rule of accentuation. The rule of accentuation is experimentally evaluated.

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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Pragmatics
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 414.6
Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Languages and Cognition
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.75" W x 8.75" L (0.90 lbs) 226 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Develops a highly original theory of accentuation in which accentuation serves the mere pragmatic function of making utterances well comprehensible. Semantic effects of accentuation are explained as epiphenomena of pragmatic accentuation. The theory is formally elaborated in a model-theoretic framework and experimentally justified.
 
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