Literal meaning: A first step to meaning interpretation

Some traditional accounts view literal meaning (LM) as the central component in the process of meaning interpretation. This paper supports this view while adding that LM is the first but not the only piece of evidence available to the hearer of the speaker’s meaning. After critically evaluating exam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abuarrah Sufyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-12-01
Series:Topics in Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2018-0012