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Contrastive Semantics and Pragmatics, 2-Volume Set
Contrastive Semantics and Pragmatics 2Volume Set Author:Author Unknown The following topics have been inadequately addressed so far by the linguistics community: — • the character of the semantics/pragmatics interface; — • the use of contrastive semantic and pragmatic phenomena in the construction of linguistic theories; — • the methods and techniques employed in contrastive studies; — • the applica... more »tions of such studies in fields such as language teaching and learning and natural language processing.In response to the need to address these issues, the First International Conference on Contrastive Semantics and Pragmatics was held at the University of Brighton on the 6th to the 9th of April 1995. Selected papers from the conference are presented here in two timely volumes, and represent current research on these important topics by leading authorities in the field.« less