D. Wilson

Publications
Influence

D. Wilson, D. Sperber
1999

This paper outlines the main assumptions of relevance theory (Sperber & Wilson 1985, 1995, 1998, 2002, Wilson & Sperber 2002), an inferential approach to pragmatics. Relevance theory is based on a… Expand

Pragmatics, modularity and mindreading

D. Sperber, D. Wilson
Computer Science, Psychology
2002

We would like to thank the participants in the Mind & Language Workshop on Pragmatics and Cognitive Science, and in particular Robyn Carston and Sam Guttenplan, for valuable comments and suggestions. Expand

A unitary approach to lexical pragmatics: relevance, inference and ad hoc concepts.

D. Wilson, R. Carston
Mathematics
1 May 2007

According to recent work in the new field of lexical pragmatics, the meanings of words are frequently pragmatically adjusted and fine-tuned in context, so that their contribution to the proposition… Expand

Meaning and Relevance

D. Wilson, D. Sperber
Psychology
1 March 2012

Introduction: 1. Pragmatics Part I. Relevance and Meaning: 2. The mapping between the mental and the public lexicon 3. Truthfulness and relevance 4. Rhetoric and relevance 5. A deflationary account… Expand

Relevance and lexical pragmatics

D. Wilson
Philosophy
2003

A common problem for linguists, philosophers and psychologists is that linguistically specified ('literal') word meanings are often modified in use. The literal meaning may be narrowed (e.g. drink… Expand

New directions for research on pragmatics and modularity

D. Wilson
Computer Science, Sociology
1 August 2005

We propose an alternative, relevance-theoretic account on which mind-reading is a dedicated inferential module, and pragmatics is a sub-module of the mind- reading module, with its own special-purpose principles and mechanisms. Expand

The mapping between the mental and the public lexicon (Reprint of Sperber & Wilson 1998)

D. Sperber, D. Wilson
Psychology, Computer Science
5 April 2011

We argue that the presence of a word in an utterance serves as starting point for a relevance guided inferential process that results in the construction of a contextually appropriate sense. Expand

Recent approaches to bridging: truth, coherence, relevance

D. Wilson, T. Matsui
Computer Science
2000

This paper considers three recent approaches to bridging reference, based on notions of truth, coherence and relevance, and shows how the intuitions behind these approaches might be explained on a relevance-theoretic account. Expand

1 The Conceptual-Procedural Distinction: Past, Present and Future

D. Wilson
Psychology
25 July 2011

The aim of this chapter is to reassess the conceptual-procedural distinction as it has been drawn in relevance theory in the light of the last twenty years' research, and to suggest some possible… Expand

Linking Field Experiments to Long-Term Simulation of Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition on Heathlands and Moorlands

S. Power, M. Ashmore, +8 authors G. Heil
Environmental Science
1 December 2004

The results from three long-term field manipulation studies of the impacts of increased nitrogen deposition (0–120 kg N ha−1 yr−1) on lowland and upland heathlands in the UK were compared, to test if… Expand

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