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Relevance: communication and cognition

The British Institute in Paris, University of London

This review article outlines the major tenets of Relevance Theory as presented in the original book (1986) and in the second edition (1995). Each chapter summary is followed by a brief exploration of the points of contact between Sperber and Wilson's ideas and second language research. In some cases this leads to new predictions, in other cases it suffices to point out parallel discussions, which might profit from a Relevance Theory vantage point. It is concluded that Relevance Theory can be usefully exploited to understand second language comprehension and, perhaps, to understand second language acquisition.

Second Language Research, Vol. 16, No. 1, 77-92 (2000)
DOI: 10.1191/026765800673158592


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