D Maillat
Biographic Data
| ID | 25563 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Maillat |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Maillat |
| SIGNATURE | MAILLAT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fribourg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8539-8278 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Strength is relevant: Experimental evidence of strength as a marker of commitment
When relevance theory tried to express the underlying processes involved during interpretation, Sperber and Wilson posited a process of context elaboration in which interpretation is seen as a path of least effort leading to the selection of a set of most salient contextual assumptions and implications. In this view, contextual assumptions are not randomly scattered in the hearer's cognitive environment during this context elaboration process. In…
On the manifestness of assumptions: Gaining insights into commitment and emotions
Right from the outset, relevance theory ( Sperber and Wilson 1986/1995 ) tried to define interpretation as a process of context elaboration. Interpretation is seen as a path of least effort leading to the selection of a set of most accessible assumptions. One of the central aspects of this context elaboration process lies in the fact that contextual assumptions are not randomly scattered in the hearer’s cognitive environment. Instead, relevance t…
Getting your inferences in order: Limiting variability in pragmatic inferences
This paper offers a theoretical survey of the kind of constraints posited by Relevance Theory to tackle variability in inferential processes. Focusing on inferences about speaker knowledge, it is argued that this type of inference has an impact on a great variety of other inferential process. As a consequence, any model that does not give priority to these inferences runs the risk of generating unintended interpretations and of forcing the system…
Production, motivation and immersion education: Some recent swiss data
In this paper, I will be looking at some recent data collected in Switzerland in connection with an ongoing programme funded by the Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique, which coordinates a variety of parallel research projects under the general heading of Diversité des langues et compétences linguistiques en Suisse. The present study is derived from a project which focuses on the complex network of relationships which obtain betwee…
Relevance Theory
Relevance theory is a theoretical model of human communication that focuses specifically on aspects of meaning construction and interpretation. It belongs in the field of linguistic pragmatics and brings the insight of language studies together with those of cognitive sciences. Relevance theory provides an empirically testable model of the inferential processes that determine meaning in context. Its explanatory power has been used to cover numero…
Biases and constraints in communication: Argumentation, persuasion and manipulation
Constraining context selection: On the pragmatic inevitability of manipulation
Constraining Context: A Pragmatic Account of Cognitive Manipulation
Immersion education and cognitive strategies: Can the obstacle be the advantage in a multilingual society
This paper focusses on the teaching of non-linguistic subject matters in a second or third language through bilingual education. We investigate how this specific educational framework influences the development of linguistic competence as well as disciplinary knowledge. Based on a large-scale corpus of classroom interactions collected in bilingual education programmes in multilingual Switzerland and touching on various disciplines (biology, histo…
Le paradoxe des régions en déclin
No abstract available
Service Activities and Regional Development: Some European Examples
Two general issues relating to the nature of the service sector are addressed in this paper. The first concerns the growing interdependence between the secondary and tertiary sectors, largely a function of the increased use of service functions in the manufacturing process; these service inputs may be either internalized or externalized by a manufacturing firm. The second issue concerns the role of the service sector in promoting regional economi…
The Effects of Employment of Foreign Workers
Service Activities and Regional Development: Some European Examples
Two general issues relating to the nature of the service sector are addressed in this paper. The first concerns the growing interdependence between the secondary and tertiary sectors, largely a function of the increased use of service functions in the manufacturing process; these service inputs may be either internalized or externalized by a manufacturing firm. The second issue concerns the role of the service sector in promoting regional economi…
Constraining context selection: On the pragmatic inevitability of manipulation
Getting your inferences in order: Limiting variability in pragmatic inferences
This paper offers a theoretical survey of the kind of constraints posited by Relevance Theory to tackle variability in inferential processes. Focusing on inferences about speaker knowledge, it is argued that this type of inference has an impact on a great variety of other inferential process. As a consequence, any model that does not give priority to these inferences runs the risk of generating unintended interpretations and of forcing the system…
Biases and constraints in communication: Argumentation, persuasion and manipulation
Immersion education and cognitive strategies: Can the obstacle be the advantage in a multilingual society
This paper focusses on the teaching of non-linguistic subject matters in a second or third language through bilingual education. We investigate how this specific educational framework influences the development of linguistic competence as well as disciplinary knowledge. Based on a large-scale corpus of classroom interactions collected in bilingual education programmes in multilingual Switzerland and touching on various disciplines (biology, histo…
The Effects of Employment of Foreign Workers
Service Activities and Regional Development: Some European Examples
Two general issues relating to the nature of the service sector are addressed in this paper. The first concerns the growing interdependence between the secondary and tertiary sectors, largely a function of the increased use of service functions in the manufacturing process; these service inputs may be either internalized or externalized by a manufacturing firm. The second issue concerns the role of the service sector in promoting regional economi…
Le paradoxe des régions en déclin
No abstract available
Immersion education and cognitive strategies: Can the obstacle be the advantage in a multilingual society
This paper focusses on the teaching of non-linguistic subject matters in a second or third language through bilingual education. We investigate how this specific educational framework influences the development of linguistic competence as well as disciplinary knowledge. Based on a large-scale corpus of classroom interactions collected in bilingual education programmes in multilingual Switzerland and touching on various disciplines (biology, histo…
Constraining Context: A Pragmatic Account of Cognitive Manipulation
Biases and constraints in communication: Argumentation, persuasion and manipulation
Constraining context selection: On the pragmatic inevitability of manipulation
Relevance Theory
Relevance theory is a theoretical model of human communication that focuses specifically on aspects of meaning construction and interpretation. It belongs in the field of linguistic pragmatics and brings the insight of language studies together with those of cognitive sciences. Relevance theory provides an empirically testable model of the inferential processes that determine meaning in context. Its explanatory power has been used to cover numero…
Production, motivation and immersion education: Some recent swiss data
In this paper, I will be looking at some recent data collected in Switzerland in connection with an ongoing programme funded by the Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique, which coordinates a variety of parallel research projects under the general heading of Diversité des langues et compétences linguistiques en Suisse. The present study is derived from a project which focuses on the complex network of relationships which obtain betwee…
Strength is relevant: Experimental evidence of strength as a marker of commitment
When relevance theory tried to express the underlying processes involved during interpretation, Sperber and Wilson posited a process of context elaboration in which interpretation is seen as a path of least effort leading to the selection of a set of most salient contextual assumptions and implications. In this view, contextual assumptions are not randomly scattered in the hearer's cognitive environment during this context elaboration process. In…
On the manifestness of assumptions: Gaining insights into commitment and emotions
Right from the outset, relevance theory ( Sperber and Wilson 1986/1995 ) tried to define interpretation as a process of context elaboration. Interpretation is seen as a path of least effort leading to the selection of a set of most accessible assumptions. One of the central aspects of this context elaboration process lies in the fact that contextual assumptions are not randomly scattered in the hearer’s cognitive environment. Instead, relevance t…
Getting your inferences in order: Limiting variability in pragmatic inferences
This paper offers a theoretical survey of the kind of constraints posited by Relevance Theory to tackle variability in inferential processes. Focusing on inferences about speaker knowledge, it is argued that this type of inference has an impact on a great variety of other inferential process. As a consequence, any model that does not give priority to these inferences runs the risk of generating unintended interpretations and of forcing the system…
Computer Science (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Cognitive science (4 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (4 works)