Ambiguity language and communication / edited by Susanne Winkler.

Other author Winkler, Susanne, 1960-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Descriptionx, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Vorwort; Table of Contents; Exploring Ambiguity and the Ambiguity Model from a Transdisciplinary Perspective; Part I: Theoretical Foundations of Ambiguity in Language and Communication; Ambiguity Avoidance is Overrated; Part II: (Strategic) Ambiguity in the Production Process; Strategisches Ambiguieren, Verstehenswechsel und rhetorische Textleistung . Am Beispiel von Shakespeares Antony-Rede; Ambiguity in Shakespeare 's Sonnet 138; Von der intendierten Ambiguitèat in die Aporie . Monologische und dialogische Erkenntniswege am Beispiel von Platons Hippias Minor; Unbestimmtheit im Recht.
Contents Part III: (Strategic) Ambiguity in the Perception ProcessAmbiguity and Sentence Position: An Experimental Case Study on Manner Adverbs; The Influence of Prosody on Children's Processing of Ambiguous Sentences; Discourse Function Ambiguity of Fragments: A Linguistic Puzzle; Ambiguitèat und Schriftauslegung: Beobachtungen zu Augustins Schrift De utilitate credendi; Part IV: (Strategic) Ambiguity in Communicative Interaction; Dimensions of Constitutive Ambiguity; Ambiguity in Speaker-Hearer-Interaction: A Parameter-Based Model of Analysis.
Abstract "This volume uncovers a great mystery about language: why can we communicate so effectively despite the fact that ambiguity is pervasive? Conversely, how do speakers use ambiguity to achieve a specific goal? Answers to these questions are provided from different fields: (psycho)linguistics, literary criticism, rhetoric, theology, media studies, [and] law"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteEssays proceeding from an international symposium, "Dimensions of Ambiguity", held at Tübingen, Germany in 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageForeword in German; introduction in English; articles in German and English.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015019175
ISBN9783110403435 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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