Ambiguity: language and communication

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...

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Collaborateurs: Winkler, Susanne 1960- (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Koch, Peter 1951-2014 (Personne honorée) ; Lang, Ewald 1942-2013 (Personne honorée)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Allemand
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Publié: Berlin Munich [u.a.] De Gruyter 2015
Dans:Année: 2015
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Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Language / Communication / Ambiguity
B Ambiguity / Language
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ambiguity Congresses
B Psycholinguistics Congresses
B Collection of essays
B Lang, Ewald 1942-2013
B Semantics Congresses
B Koch, Peter 1951-2014
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Résumé: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
Description:Peter Koch und Ewald Lang in memoriam
ISBN:3110403439