Pragmatics of Discourse

Notes

1. The differences between Saussure’s concepts “langue” and “parole” on the one hand and Chomsky’s concepts “competence” and “performance” are not relevant in the present context.

2. Edmondson’s contribution was among the first chapters commissioned for this handbook. It turned out to be the final paper which he completed. Willis J. Edmondson died in December 2009. The editors of this volume, both of whom had the pleasure to work with Willis Edmondson, are grateful to Juliane House for revising this chapter, in which the features typical of Edmondson’s sharp wit and critical intellect have been retained.

3. Web 1.0 is extensively covered in volume 9 of this handbook series on the “Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication” (2013), ...