Reference is a major theme in the study of language and language
use. Providing a relevance-theoretic account of reference
resolution, this book develops our understanding of procedurally
encoded meaning by exploring its function and role in reference
resolution. A range of referring expressions are discussed,
including definite descriptions, demonstratives and pronouns.
Existing work on the pragmatics of reference has largely focused on
how reference is resolved. However, speakers can do much more than
just secure reference when they use a referring expression. A
speaker's choice of expression might communicate information about
their attitudes and their emotions, and referring expressions can
also be used to create stylistic and poetic effects. The analyses
in this book widen the focus to consider these broader effects, and
the discussions and arguments presented take seriously the idea
that referring expressions can contribute to meaning and
communication in a way that goes beyond reference.
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