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'''Deirdre Wilson''' is a British linguist and cognitive scientist. She is emeritus professor of [[Linguistics]] at [[University College London]] and research professor at the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature at the [[University of Oslo]]. Her most influential work has been in linguistic pragmatics—specifically in the development of [[Relevance Theory]] with French anthropologist [[Dan Sperber]].<ref name="uio.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.hf.uio.no/csmn/english/people/core-group/deirdrew/|title=Deirdre Wilson|work=uio.no}}</ref> This work has been especially influential in the [[Philosophy of Language]]. Important influences on Wilson are Noam Chomsky, Jerry Fodor, and Paul Grice. Linguists and philosophers of language who have been students of Wilson include [[Stephen Neale]] ([[CUNY Graduate Center]]), and Robyn Carston ([[University College London]]).
'''Deirdre Wilson''' is a British linguist and cognitive scientist. She is emeritus professor of [[Linguistics]] at [[University College London]] and research professor at the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature at the [[University of Oslo]]. Her most influential work has been in linguistic pragmatics—specifically in the development of [[Relevance Theory]] with French anthropologist [[Dan Sperber]].<ref name="uio.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.hf.uio.no/csmn/english/people/core-group/deirdrew/|title=Deirdre Wilson|work=uio.no}}</ref> This work has been especially influential in the [[Philosophy of Language]]. Important influences on Wilson are Noam Chomsky, Jerry Fodor, and Paul Grice. Linguists and philosophers of language who have been students of Wilson include [[Stephen Neale]] ([[CUNY Graduate Center]]), and Robyn Carston ([[University College London]]).


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 18:51, 22 July 2016

Deirdre Wilson
Born
England, UK
Known forDeveloper of Relevance Theory
Academic background
InfluencesH. P. Grice
Noam Chomsky
Jerry Fodor
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
Sub-disciplinePragmatics
Relevance Theory
Philosophy of language
InfluencedStephen Neale
Robyn Carston

|influences = H. P. Grice · Noam Chomsky · Jerry Fodor |influenced = Stephen Neale · Robyn Carston |notable_ideas = Relevance Theory }}

Deirdre Wilson is a British linguist and cognitive scientist. She is emeritus professor of Linguistics at University College London and research professor at the Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature at the University of Oslo. Her most influential work has been in linguistic pragmatics—specifically in the development of Relevance Theory with French anthropologist Dan Sperber.[1] This work has been especially influential in the Philosophy of Language. Important influences on Wilson are Noam Chomsky, Jerry Fodor, and Paul Grice. Linguists and philosophers of language who have been students of Wilson include Stephen Neale (CUNY Graduate Center), and Robyn Carston (University College London).

Background

Wilson completed her B. Phil at Oxford while working with philosopher H. P. Grice. She completed her PhD at MIT with linguist Noam Chomsky as her dissertation advisor.[1]

Work

Wilson's work is in linguistic pragmatics. Pragmatics is the study of how contextual factors interact with linguistic meaning in the interpretation of utterances.[2] Her 1975 book Presuppositions and Non-Truth-Conditional Semantics advocated a pragmatic approach to presuppositions. In her longstanding collaboration with French Anthropologist Dan Sperber she has published many books and articles over 30 years. Their 1986 book Relevance: Communication and Cognition laid the foundation for Relevance Theory which they have continued to develop in subsequent books and articles.

Relevance Theory is, roughly, the theory that the aim of an interpreter is to find an interpretation of the speaker's meaning that satisfies the presumption of optimal relevance. An input is relevant to an individual when it connects with available contextual assumptions to yield positive cognitive effects.[2]

Publications

Deirdre Wilson books: Relevance: Communication and Cognition and Meaning and Relevance

Novel

  • Wilson, D. Slave of the Passions. Picador. 1992.[3]

Academic Books

  • Wilson, D. Presuppositions and Non-Truth-Conditional Semantics. Academic Press. 1975.
  • Sperber, D. & Wilson, D. Relevance: Communication and Cognition. Oxford University Press. 1986.
  • Wilson, D. & Sperber, D. Meaning and Relevance. Cambridge University Press. 2012.

Academic Articles

  • Dan Sperber & Deirdre Wilson, (2009) A Deflationary Account of Metaphor.[4]
  • Deirdre Wilson & Robyn Carston, (2007) Concepts.[4]
  • Deirdre Wilson & Robyn Carston (2006). Metaphor, Relevance and the 'Emergent Property' Issue.[4]
  • Dan Sperber & Deirdre Wilson (2002). Pragmatics, Modularity and Mind-Reading.[4]
  • Deirdre Wilson & Dan Sperber (2002). Truthfulness and Relevance.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Deirdre Wilson". uio.no.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, D & Sperber, D. Meaning and Relevance. Cambridge University Press. 2012.
  3. ^ "Slave of the Passions: Deirdre Wilson: 9780330325776: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e http://feeds.philpapers.org/autosense.pl?searchStr=Deirdre%20Wilson
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