My primary research interest is in theoretical pragmatics and its implications for the semantics of natural language. I work within the cognitive framework provided by Relevance Theory, but am interested in all approaches to inferential pragmatics, including those of a more philosophical orientation. In recent years the specific topics I've looked at include the explicit/implicit distinction, pragmatic enrichment and loose uses (including metaphor), conjunction, scalar terms, and metalinguistic negation.
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