edited by Sibilla Cantarini, University of Verona ; Werner Abraham, University of Vienna & Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich ; Elisabeth Leiss, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich
x, 365 pages ;
25 cm
Studies in Language Companion Series ;
165
"The papers collated in this volume were all presented at the international conference entitled The Communication of Certainty and Uncertainty : Linguistic, Psychological and Philosophical Aspects held at the University of Macerata from 3 to 5 October 2012."
Includes bibliographical references and index
The selected papers of this volume cover five main topics, namely Certainty: The conceptual differential; (Un)Certainty as attitudinality; Dialogical exchange and speech acts; Onomasiology; and Applications in exegesis and religious discourse. By examining the general theme of the communication of certainty and uncertainty from different scientific fields, theoretical approaches and perspectives, this compendium of state-of-the-art research papers provides both an interdisciplinary comparison of the latest investigations, methods and findings, and new advances and theoretical insights with a common focus on human communication
Communication-- Psychological aspects, Congresses
Psycholinguistics, Congresses
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Leiss, Elisabeth
Communication of Certainty and Uncertainty : Linguistic, Psychological, Philosophical Aspects (Conference)(2012 :, Università di Macerata)