Causality And Connectives: From Grice To Relevance (pragmatics & Beyond New Series)
by Valandis Bardzokas /
2012 / English / PDF
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The book explores finely-grained distinctions in causal meaning,
mostly from a relevance-theoretic perspective. To increase the
challenge of this double task, i.e. a thorough as well as
satisfactory account of cause and a detailed assessment of the
theoretical model employed to this end, the current study involves
an investigation carried out by way of contrasting the prototypical
causal exponents of Modern Greek subordination, i.e.
The book explores finely-grained distinctions in causal meaning,
mostly from a relevance-theoretic perspective. To increase the
challenge of this double task, i.e. a thorough as well as
satisfactory account of cause and a detailed assessment of the
theoretical model employed to this end, the current study involves
an investigation carried out by way of contrasting the prototypical
causal exponents of Modern Greek subordination, i.e.epeiδi
epeiδi
and
andγiati
γiati. In addition, this objective is achieved in the
methodological framework of contrasting a range of contextual
applications of the two connectives against their translated
versions in English, realizable by means of
. In addition, this objective is achieved in the
methodological framework of contrasting a range of contextual
applications of the two connectives against their translated
versions in English, realizable by means ofbecause
because. Despite
first impressions, a closer observation of the wide range of
applications of these markers in the discourse of coherence
relations illustrates divergences in their distribution, which, in
turn, are taken to highlight differing aspects of causal
interpretation. The proposal for the relevance-theoretic model
emanates from a reaction to an array of problems undermining
traditional tenets of pragmatic theory originating with Grice’s
stance, but is also made in response to the common practice in
pragmatic research (since its origin) to pay low regard for the
contribution of typical causal markers to debates aiming at the
determination of the distinction that has been instrumental to
issues of cognition and pragmatic interpretation, i.e.
propositional vs. non-propositional meaning.
. Despite
first impressions, a closer observation of the wide range of
applications of these markers in the discourse of coherence
relations illustrates divergences in their distribution, which, in
turn, are taken to highlight differing aspects of causal
interpretation. The proposal for the relevance-theoretic model
emanates from a reaction to an array of problems undermining
traditional tenets of pragmatic theory originating with Grice’s
stance, but is also made in response to the common practice in
pragmatic research (since its origin) to pay low regard for the
contribution of typical causal markers to debates aiming at the
determination of the distinction that has been instrumental to
issues of cognition and pragmatic interpretation, i.e.
propositional vs. non-propositional meaning.