The Taken-For-Granted.

Hopper, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ243679

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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The Taken-For-Granted.

Hopper, Robert

Human Communication Research, v7 n3 p195-211 Spr 1981

Presents a theoretical account of how speakers interpret that which is taken for granted in messages. Discusses research concerning enthymemes, argument theory, indirect speech acts, conversational maxims, pragmatic implication and other areas. Provides a framework for a model of how speakers interpret unspoken portions of utterances. (JMF)

Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis, Logical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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