Pragmatics, Modularity and Mind-reading
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5774631 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dan Sperber (0000-0002-4066-3058, Institut Jean Nicod), Deirdre Wilson (0000-0001-5570-9920, University College London) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 3-23 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mind & Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1064 • E-ISSN: 1468-0017 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0017.00186 |
| OpenAlex | W2036621537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 225 |
| References cited | 15 |
The central problem for pragmatics is that sentence meaning vastly underdetermines speaker's meaning. The goal of pragmatics is to explain how the gap between sentence meaning and speaker's meaning is bridged. This paper defends the broadly Gricean view that pragmatic interpretation is ultimately an exercise in mind-reading, involving the inferential attribution of intentions. We argue, however, that the interpretation process does not simply consist in applying general mind-reading abilities to a particular (communicative) domain. Rather, it involves a dedicated comprehension module, with its own special principles and mechanisms. We show how such a metacommunicative module might have evolved, and what principles and mechanisms it might contain
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| Unique citing works | 225 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 9,38 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 223 |