TY - JOUR
T1 - On the psychological reality of pragmatics
AU - Kasher, Asa
PY - 1984/8
Y1 - 1984/8
N2 - A major way of putting a theory of language use to a test is to see whether it is compatible with some background, relatively established psychological theory of language. In the present paper we investigate the compatibility of Fodor's framework, as presented in his 'The Modularity of Mind', with theories of deixis, presupposition, force, performatives, implicatures and politeness principles. Within each of these areas some insights are gained, by the study of compatibility, difficulties are discovered and suggestions are made for obviating them. Some light is shed on the very nature of pragmatics as a unified field of study.
AB - A major way of putting a theory of language use to a test is to see whether it is compatible with some background, relatively established psychological theory of language. In the present paper we investigate the compatibility of Fodor's framework, as presented in his 'The Modularity of Mind', with theories of deixis, presupposition, force, performatives, implicatures and politeness principles. Within each of these areas some insights are gained, by the study of compatibility, difficulties are discovered and suggestions are made for obviating them. Some light is shed on the very nature of pragmatics as a unified field of study.
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U2 - 10.1016/0378-2166(84)90041-9
DO - 10.1016/0378-2166(84)90041-9
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AN - SCOPUS:0010197231
SN - 0378-2166
VL - 8
SP - 539
EP - 557
JO - Journal of Pragmatics
JF - Journal of Pragmatics
IS - 4
ER -