RT Book T1 Ambiguity: language and communication A2 Winkler, Susanne 1960- A2 Koch, Peter 1951-2014 A2 Lang, Ewald 1942-2013 LA English LA German PP Berlin Munich u.a. PB De Gruyter YR 2015 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/795208618 AB This volume uncovers a great mystery about language: why can we communicate so effectively despite the fact that ambiguity is pervasive? Conversely, how do speakers use ambiguity to achieve a specific goal? Answers to these questions are provided from different fields: (psycho)linguistics, literary criticism, rhetoric, theology, media studies, [and] law NO Peter Koch und Ewald Lang in memoriam CN P325.5.A46 SN 3110403439 SN 9783110403435 K1 Ambiguity : Congresses K1 Semantics : Congresses K1 Psycholinguistics : Congresses K1 Aufsatzsammlung