《Wilson_and_Sperber--Relevance_Theory》.pdf

* Relevance Theory DEIRDRE WILSON DAN SPERBER Abstract This paper outlines the main assumptions of relevance theory (Sperber Wilson 1985, 1995, 1998, 2002, Wilson Sperber 2002), an inferential approach to pragmatics. Relevance theory is based on a definition of relevance and two principles of relevance: a Cognitive Principle (that human cognition is geared to the maximisation of relevance), and a Communicative Principle (that utterances create expectat