Blind people's pragmatic abilities. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Jolanta Sax-Wernicka.
• Authors: Sak-Wernicka, Jolanta
• Contents: Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Introduction; Pragmatics -- the study of language understanding and context; Communication and comprehension; The Code Model; The Inferential Model; The Ostensive-Inferential Communication Model; Context; Perception and context; Context and general knowledge; Context and content; Misunderstandings and communication failures; Summary; Chapter Two; Introduction; Developmental pragmatics; The development of pragmatic abilities in sighted children; The development of pragmatic abilities in visually impaired children The cognition and comprehension of blind adultsSummary; Chapter Three; Introduction; The study; Hypotheses; Participants; Material; Procedure; Analysis; Results and discussion; Implicature; Reference assignment; Ambiguity resolution; Humour and figurative language comprehension; Mind-reading; Concluding remarks and summary; Summary and Conclusion; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 275 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 401/.450871; Linguistics; Pragmatics; Blind; Blind; Pragmatics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General; Psychology; Society & social sciences; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443891646; 1443891649
• Related ISBNs: 1443817295; 9781443817295
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.