In considering the ways in which current theories of language in use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis, interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides a foundation for future research and debate.
In considering the ways in which current theories of language in use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis, interpretation and defin...
This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the philosophical, social and political background of her life. It also assesses Stebbing's contribution in the light of developments both in analytic philosophy and in linguistics in the decade since her death.
This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the philosophical, social and politic...
The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate in present-day linguistics about the relative merits of 'intuitive' and 'real life' sources of data.
The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate in present-day l...