On the phatic interpretation of utterances: a complementary relevance-theoretic proposal
In this paper, I suggest a theoretical approach to the production and interpretation of phatic utterances aimed at complementing other previous accounts. These argue that utterances are normally interpreted as phatic either because of their occurrence in particular conversational phases f...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Alicante
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2005-n18-on-the-phatic-interpretation-of-utterances-a-complementary-relevance-theoretic-proposal |
