two models? (Hefin Jones' PS)
JFantin at aol.com
JFantin at aol.com
Sat Oct 26 15:31:46 EDT 2002
Hefin Jones states:
> PS --- To understand why DA is not grammar have a
> read of Dan Sperber and Deidrie Wilson's
> "Relevance: Cognition and Communication"
> (Oxford: Blackwells).
Dear Hefin,
I am not sure I follow you here. Are you suggesting that Sperber and Wilson's theory in general will help you understand this distinction? Or, are you referring to a specific discussion in their work?
If the former, do you mean an understanding of the inferential nature of communication, implicature, principle(s) of relevance, etc. helps make this distinction clear? I can see this but I am not sure I would have thought of it without your suggestion and then thinking further about it.
Or, if the latter, I cannot find a specific discussion in the book mentioned on the topic nor am I aware of any work by these authors (or any other proponent from their theory) addressing this issue. Are you thinking of a specific discussion?
Sincerely,
Joe Fantin
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