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The semantics-pragmatics interface : how it works, why we need it and where it is

ContributorsMoeschler, Jacques
Published inSaint-Germier, P. (Ed.), Language, evolution and mind : essays in honour of Anne Reboul, p. 13-37
PublisherLondon : College Publications
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  • Tributes Series; 35
Publication date2018
Abstract

In this paper, three main issues are discussed: (i) How the Semantics- Pragmatics Interface (SPI) is supposed to work? (ii) Why do we need a SPI? (iii) Where is the SPI located? I show that the S-P border is porous, and that some inferred meanings are more semantic than pragmatic and vice versa. Secondly, the SPI has as a main function to allow quick and efficient information transfer, from non-linguistic source to linguistic one, and vice and versa. Finally, the SPI is mainly a linguistic issue: semantic meaning is the locus of pragmatic processes, which implies that its conceptual vs. procedural nature has some impacts on the way pragmatic meaning derivations are obtained.

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  • Semantics-pragmatics interface
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MOESCHLER, Jacques. The semantics-pragmatics interface : how it works, why we need it and where it is. In: Language, evolution and mind : essays in honour of Anne Reboul. Saint-Germier, P. (Ed.). London : College Publications, 2018. p. 13–37. (Tributes Series)
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  • PID : unige:109844
ISBN9781848902824
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