This highly successful text has long been considered a standard introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure. As in previous editions, key concepts such as constituency, category and function are carefully explained as they are introduced
Focusing on post-Gricean pragmatic theory, this volume explores key issues such as scalar implicatures, lexical semantics, indexicality, procedural meaning, and the semantics and pragmatics of negation. It features a balanced discussion with both defenses and critiques of Relevance Theory and Neo-Gricean Pragmatics, making it a valuable resource for those interested in contemporary debates and developments in the field of pragmatics.