Relevance Theory through Pragmatic Theories of Meaning

Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen

Relevance Theory through Pragmatic Theories of Meaning

Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen^*

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Academy of Chinese, History, Religion and Philosophy

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Abstract

A century ago, Peirce developed a pragmatic theory of meaning. The theory appeals to the Pragmatic Maxim. It says that the meaning of a concept is the sum total of its implications for possible observations and actions. The Relevance Theory of Sperber & Wilson is classified according to that criteria to the category of pragmatic theories of meaning. It is argued that relevance is an instance of the application of the Pragmatic Maxim.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
Editors	Bruno G. Bara, Lawrence Barsalou, Monica v
Publisher	Cognitive Science Society
Pages	1767-1772
Number of pages	6
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9780805859911
Publication status	Published - Jul 2005
Event	The 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2005 - Stresa, Italy Duration: 21 Jul 2005 → 23 Jul 2005 https://cognitivesciencesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2005Program.pdf (Link to conference programme)

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Name	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
Volume	27
ISSN (Electronic)	1069-7977

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Conference	The 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2005
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Stresa
Period	21/07/05 → 23/07/05
Internet address	https://cognitivesciencesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2005Program.pdf (Link to conference programme)

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Pietarinen, A.-V. (2005). Relevance Theory through Pragmatic Theories of Meaning. In B. G. Bara, L. Barsalou, & M. v (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (1st ed., pp. 1767-1772). (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; Vol. 27). Cognitive Science Society. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9zw713p6

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Pietarinen, A-V 2005, Relevance Theory through Pragmatic Theories of Meaning. in BG Bara, L Barsalou & M v (eds), Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. 1st edn, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, vol. 27, Cognitive Science Society, pp. 1767-1772, The 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2005, Stresa, Italy, 21/07/05. <https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9zw713p6>

Relevance Theory through Pragmatic Theories of Meaning. / Pietarinen, Ahti-Veikko.
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. ed. / Bruno G. Bara; Lawrence Barsalou; Monica v. 1st. ed. Cognitive Science Society, 2005. p. 1767-1772 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; Vol. 27).

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