Metaphor in Analytic Philosophy and Cognitive Science [PDF]
This article surveys theories of metaphor in analytic philosophy and cognitive science. In particular, it focuses on contemporary semantic, pragmatic and non-cognitivist theories of linguistic metaphor and on the Conceptual Metaphor Theory advanced by ...
Mácha, Jakub
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La exclusión del extranjero. Consideraciones de Filosofía jurídica
Nationality is, in contemporary societies, the main legal source of exclusion from full citizenship. This article deals with four arguments that allow to understand the way this exclusion functions. These arguments (that can be named the selfish argument,
Fernando Arlettaz
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Introducing Formalism in Economics: The Growth Model of John von Neumann [PDF]
The objective is to interpret John von Neumann's growth model as a decisive step of the forthcoming formalist revolution of the 1950s in economics.
Sandye Gloria-Palermo
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The Authoritarian Impulse in Constitutional Law [PDF]
Should there be greater participation by legislators and citizens in constitutional debate, theory, and decision-making? An increasing number of legal theorists from otherwise divergent perspectives have recently argued against what Paul Brest calls the
West, Robin
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Deliberative Indispensability and Epistemic Justification [PDF]
Many of us care about the existence of ethical facts because such facts appear crucial to making sense of our practical lives. On one tempting line of thought, this idea does more than raise the metaethical stakes: it can also play a central role in ...
McPherson, Tristram
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Pragmatic functions of lengthenings and filled pauses in the adult-directed speech of Hungarian children [PDF]
Two most common disfluencies of spontaneous speech, vowel lengthenings (VLE) and non-lexicalized filled pauses (NLFP) were investigated in the adult-directed speech of eight Hungarian children.
Deme, Andrea
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Requests in Greek as a Foreign Language by Spanish/Catalan Bilinguals: The Role of Proficiency
This study explores how Spanish/Catalan bilinguals acquire requests in Greek as a Foreign Language (FL), focusing on the role of proficiency in different communicative contexts.
Javier Cañas +2 more
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La pragmática del silencio en la conversación en español. Propuesta taxonómica a partir de conversaciones coloquiales [PDF]
This paper presents a taxonomy based on pragmatic criteria which aims to establish the most relevant functions of silence in colloquial conversations in Spanish.
Laura Camargo Fernández +1 more
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Interfaces of Contemporary Poetry: Turn-taking and Multiple Addressing
The characteristic feature of contemporary poetry is an increased attention to the pragmatics of the message. The Internet influences the activation of the communication function, and metalinguistic reflection in poetry manifests itself through the ...
Zakharkiv E.V.
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Pragmatic Language Difficulties in Children with Specific Language Impairment – A Systematic Review
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder wherein a child fails to acquire age-appropriate linguistic skills. The study attempted a systematic review of articles pertaining to pragmatics in children with SLI in the last decade.
Swapna Narayanan +4 more
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