A theory of conventional implicature and pragmatic markers in Chinese / / by Guangwe Feng, Faculty of English language and culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, People's Republic of China

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463075803321
• Autore: Feng Guangwu
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, UK : , : Emerald, , 2010
• ISBN: 90-04-25317-3
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Collana: Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface, , 1472-7870
• Disciplina: 495.10141
• Soggetti: Chinese language - Discourse analysis; Chinese language - Semantics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Revision of work originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D)--University of Reading, 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Grice’s Theory of Meaning -- 3: Conventional Implicature: Some Preliminaries -- 4: Conventional Implicature: Towards a Theory -- 5: Pragmatic Markers in Chinese -- 6: Major Approaches to Pragmatic Markers -- 7: Pragmatic Markers and Conventional Implicature -- 8: Conclusions -- References -- Conventions, Notations and Abbreviations -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The overall aim of this book is to advance a Gricean theoretical framework of conventional implicature within which Chinese pragmatic markers can be accommodated. It has two linked objectives. Firstly it sets out to advance a theory of conventional implicature. Conventional implicature is itself a highly controversial term, understood very differently by various brands of contemporary pragmatic theory, and is a pivotal concept in the debates between the Gricean and Neo-Gricean theorists on the one hand and proponents of Relevance Theory on the other. This book offers an exemplary analysis and definition of what is involved in these current debates, and it both clarifies and 'problematises' a large range of associated issues. The second objective is to offer a principled and systematic analysis of pragmatic markers in Chinese. Markers of this sort (and a range of interconnnected categories including discourse particles) have been the subject of ; intense investigation in recent years, and this detailed study of Chinese markers is a contribution in this area which is of substantial importance, both theoretical and empirical.

California water crisis [[electronic resource] /] / Paula C. Serrano, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789947103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• ISBN: 1-61728-622-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (396 p.)
• Collana: Water resource planning, development and management
• Altri autori (Persone): SerranoPaula C
• Disciplina: 363.6/109794
• Soggetti: Droughts - California; Water-supply - California
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA ""; ""CALIFORNIA WATER CRISIS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: HYDROLOGICAL AND REGULATORY WATER SUPPLY ISSUES ""; ""SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""WHAT IS DROUGHT? ""; ""DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA: HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ""; ""Runoff and Storage ""; ""Timing ""; "" Prospects for a Continuing Hydrologic Drought ""; "" Groundwater ""; "" REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING WATER DELIVERIES 27 ""; ""Effects of Regulatory Restrictions ""; ""2009 Delta Export Reductions ""; ""How Do Current Exports Compare to the Last Drought? """"CALIFORNIA WATER RIGHTS: ACQUISITIONS AND ALLOCATIONS ""; "" Priority of Water Rights ""; ""Water Rights and Allocations for Water Delivered via the CVP and SWP ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""APPENDIX A. RESERVOIR CONDITIONS FOR 12 RESERVOIRS AS OF APRIL 27, 2009 ""; ""APPENDIX B. RESERVOIR CONDITIONS FOR 12 RESERVOIRS AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 ""; ""End Notes ""; ""CALIFORNIA WATER LAW AND RELATED LEGAL AUTHORITY AFFECTING THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA ""; ""SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""CALIFORNIA ; WATER RIGHTS ""; ""Acquiring Water Rights """"Priority of Water Rights ""; ""Modification of Water Rights and the No Injury Rule ""; ""Rule of Reasonable Use and the Public Trust Doctrine ""; ""THE WATER PROJECTS AND WATER RIGHTS ""; ""Settlement Contracts ""; ""Exchange Contracts ""; ""Contractual Rights to Water ""; ""REGULATION OF WATER RIGHTS AND WATER QUALITY IN THE DELTA ""; ""Water Rights Regulation ""; ""Water Quality Oversight ""; ""LITIGATION OF WATER RIGHTS AND MANAGEMENT IN THE DELTA ""; ""The Racanelli Decision ""; ""The State Water Resources Control Board Cases ""; ""Selected Litigation Regarding Flow Reductions in the Delta """"CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY TO ACT AND CURRENT INTEREST ""; ""End Notes ""; ""REALITY CHECK: CALIFORNIA'S WATER CRISIS ""; ""RHETORIC: â€?REGULATORY DROUGHTâ€? ""; ""RHETORIC: â€?TURN ON THE PUMPSâ€? ""; ""RHETORIC: â€?GOD SQUADâ€? ""; ""WHAT CAN WE DO NOW? ""; ""WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MARY GLACKEN, DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, - OVERSIGHT HEARING ON ""THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: ACTIONS BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO ADDRESS IMPACTS ON LANDS, FISHERIES, AND WATER USERS"" """"CURRENT CALIFORNIA HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS, COMPARISONS TO NORMAL, AND CLIMATE TRENDS ""; ""Precipitation ""; ""Snowpack ""; ""Reservoir Storage ""; ""Water Supply Forecasts ""; ""Drought Background ""