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This book presents current research that discusses some of the
major issues in pragmatics from new perspectives, and directs
attention to aspects of fundamental tenets that have been
investigated only to a limited extent. Current pragmatic theories
emphasize the importance of intention, cooperation, common ground,
mutual knowledge, relevance, and commitment in executing
communicative acts. However, recent research in cognitive
psychology, linguistic pragmatics, and intercultural communication
has raised questions that warrant some revision of these major
tenets. Debates about the place of intention in pragmatics have
indicated that Gricean intentions may play a less central role in
communication than traditionally assumed. Cognitive psychologists
pointed out that individual, egocentric endeavors of interlocutors
play a much more decisive role in the initial stages of production
and comprehension than current pragmatic theories envision. Some
researchers criticized the Clark and Brennan's common ground model
and Clark's contribution theory arguing that these approaches
retain a communication-as-transfer-between-minds view of language,
and treat intentions and goals as pre-existing psychological
entities that are later somehow formulated in language. All these
developments are addressed in the papers of the volume written by
prominent scholars representing several disciplines.
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