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Revisiting Pragmatics Abilities In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jessica De Villiers, Brooke Myers, Robert J. Stainton
Revisiting Pragmatics Abilities In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jessica De Villiers, Brooke Myers, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
In a 2007 paper, we argued that speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) exhibit pragmatic abilities which are surprising given the usual understanding of communication in that group. That is, it is commonly reported that people diagnosed with an ASD have trouble with metaphor, irony, conversational implicature and other non-literal language. This is not a matter of trouble with knowledge and application of rules of grammar. The difficulties lie, rather, in successful communicative interaction. Though we did find pragmatic errors within literal talk, the transcribed conversations we studied showed many, many successes. A second paper reinforced our finding of a …
Pragmatic Abilities In Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Follow-Up Study, Jessica Devilliers, Brooke Myers, Robert J. Stainton
Pragmatic Abilities In Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Follow-Up Study, Jessica Devilliers, Brooke Myers, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
Our guiding question, here and in two prior papers, is: Are some pragmatic tasks more difficult than others for people diagnosed with ASDs? For instance, it has been tentatively suggested by Happé (1995) that understanding irony is more difficult for ASD speakers than understanding metaphor is. Or again, our 2007 paper urged, on the basis of corpus examples, that while speakers with ASDs show difficulties with “figurative language” generally – metaphor, irony, conversational implicature (Dennis et al. 2001; Gold et al. 2010; Happé 1995; MacKay & Shaw, 2004) – they are relatively proficient with pragmatic determinants of literal speech act …
Revenge, Robert J. Stainton
Revenge, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
This paper discusses, in a preliminary manner, what revengeis. (It does not address the rationality or moral standing of revenge.) In particular, it proposes four elements of revenge —an agent, a recipient, a harm intended by the former, and a harm done by the latter which provokes the revenge. Based on these four elements, it highlights both agent-internal conditions forgetting revenge, and agent external ones. Along the way, the paper contrasts revenge with related phenomena like merely getting even, and retribution.
On Restricting The Evidence Base For Linguistics, C. Iten, Robert J. Stainton, C. Wearing
On Restricting The Evidence Base For Linguistics, C. Iten, Robert J. Stainton, C. Wearing
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Quotation: Compositionality And Innocence Without Demonstration, Andrew Botterell, Robert J. Stainton
Quotation: Compositionality And Innocence Without Demonstration, Andrew Botterell, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
We discuss two kinds of quotation, namely indirect quotation (e.g., 'Anita said that Mexico is beautiful') and pure quotation (e.g., 'Mexico' has six letters). With respect to each, we have both a negative and a positive plaint. The negative plaint is that the strict Davidsonian (1968, 1979a) treatment of indirect and pure quotation cannot be correct. The positive plaint is an alternative account of how quotation of these two sorts works.
The Context Principle, Robert J. Stainton
Introduction To Ellipsis And Non-Sentential Speech, Ray Elugardo, Robert J. Stainton
Introduction To Ellipsis And Non-Sentential Speech, Ray Elugardo, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Null Complements: Licensed By Syntax Or By Semantics-Pragmatics?, Corinne Iten, M.-O. Junker, Aryn Pyke, Robert J. Stainton, Catherine Wearking
Null Complements: Licensed By Syntax Or By Semantics-Pragmatics?, Corinne Iten, M.-O. Junker, Aryn Pyke, Robert J. Stainton, Catherine Wearking
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
In Defense Of Non-Sentential Assertion, Robert J. Stainton
In Defense Of Non-Sentential Assertion, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
A defense of non-sentential assertion against Jason Stanley and Peter Ludlow
The Pragmatics Of Non-Sentences, Robert J. Stainton
The Pragmatics Of Non-Sentences, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Varieties Of Empiricism, David Matheson, Robert J. Stainton
Varieties Of Empiricism, David Matheson, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
"Obviously Propositions Are Nothing": Russell And The Logical Form Of Belief Reports, Lenny Clapp, Robert J. Stainton
"Obviously Propositions Are Nothing": Russell And The Logical Form Of Belief Reports, Lenny Clapp, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Communicative Events As Evidence In Linguistics, Robert J. Stainton
Communicative Events As Evidence In Linguistics, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Interrogatives And Sets Of Answers, Robert J. Stainton
Interrogatives And Sets Of Answers, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Robust Belief States And The Right/Wrong Dichotomy, Robert J. Stainton
Robust Belief States And The Right/Wrong Dichotomy, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Utterance Meaning And Syntactic Ellipsis, Robert J. Stainton
Utterance Meaning And Syntactic Ellipsis, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Indeterminacy, Opacity And The Identity Theory, Robert J. Stainton
Indeterminacy, Opacity And The Identity Theory, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.
Using Non-Sentences: An Application Of Relevance Theory, Robert J. Stainton
Using Non-Sentences: An Application Of Relevance Theory, Robert J. Stainton
Robert J. Stainton
No abstract provided.