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  • The Source of Relevance

  • from Reflections on the Development of Relevance Theory
  • Edited by Kate Scott, Kingston University, London, Billy Clark, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Robyn Carston, University College London
  • Book:
    Relevance, Pragmatics and Interpretation
    Published online:
    08 July 2019
    Print publication:
    18 July 2019, pp 21-26

  • Summary

    This volume of chapters on topics in relevance theory has been assembled in honour of Deirdre Wilson, with all its chapters written by former students and/or colleagues of hers. My aim is to describe the impact of Deirdre’s presence on the linguistics scene in London and the significance of her work in establishing the new sub-discipline of pragmatics. This work shaped the development of our thinking (hence our research and teaching) on a range of linguistic issues, especially in the realm of meaning.

  • Reflections on the Development of Relevance Theory

  • Edited by Kate Scott, Kingston University, London, Billy Clark, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Robyn Carston, University College London
  • Book:
    Relevance, Pragmatics and Interpretation
    Published online:
    08 July 2019
    Print publication:
    18 July 2019, pp 11-12

  • Summary

    The editors of the volume asked me to provide a broad overview of the beginnings of relevance theory back in the 1970s, how it has developed over the decades and where I see it moving in the future, reflecting in the process on the collective work that Deirdre Wilson and I initiated and that has been joined and considerably enriched by many others. Here are some personal notes to help address these questions.