Books by Reinhard Blutner

Ten leading scholars provide exacting research results and a reliable and accessible introduction to the new field of optimality theoretic pragmatics.

Ten leading scholars provide exacting research results and a reliable and accessible introduction to the new field of optimality theoretic pragmatics.

Explores how aspects of semantics and pragmatics such as compositionality shape the effectiveness of communication, the roles of the speaker and hearer, and the acquisition of meaning. It surveys research in the fields of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.