Semantics and Pragmatics: Drawing a Line

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This book delves into the intersection of semantics and pragmatics, reassessing various linguistic phenomena in light of recent advancements in pragmatic theory. It features insights from experts such as Kent Bach, Philippe de Brabanter, Max Kölbel, and François Recanati. The authors begin by redefining four key theoretical concepts: saturation, free pragmatic enrichment, completion, and expansion. They engage with (sub)disciplines that have tackled similar issues, albeit without close interaction, and explore topics related to reported speech, modality, indirect requests, and prosody. The chapters examine lexical pragmatics, cognitive lexical semantics, and other interactions involving experimental pragmatics, construction grammar, clinical linguistics, and the distinction between mental and linguistic content. By bridging gaps between various disciplines and methodologies, the authors promote the cross-fertilization of ideas and highlight the empirical studies necessary for testing and advancing theoretical concepts. Readers will encounter overviews of concept definitions, empirical data illustrations, and theoretical frameworks. This stimulating exchange of ideas originated from a workshop series on the semantics/pragmatics interface held at the University of Lille 3 in 2012-13, making it a valuable resource for scholars in linguistics, logic, and philosophy, particularly those interested in pragmatic theory or semantics.