Cognitive pragmatics

""In Cognitive Pragmatics, Bara Unites a deep knowledge of theoretical cognitive science with the wisdom of a renowned innovator, teacher, and practioner of cognitive therapy to elucidate a theory of interpersonal human communication. Lying at the interface of language and thought, his model is based in equal doses on philosophical observation, empirical scientific results, and clinical experience. This book demonstrates profound vision and remarkable insight, and has strong relevance for both psychology and linguistics, as well as sociology, anthropology, economics, neuroscience, and clinical medicine."--Steven L. Small, Professor of Neurology and Psychology, the University of Chicago" "In Cognitive Pragmatics, Bruno Bara offers a theory of human communication that is both formalized through logic and empirically validated through experimental data and clinical studies. Bara argues that communication is a cooperative activity in which two or more agents together consciously and intentionally construct the meaning of their interaction. In true communication (which Bara distinguishes from the mere transmission of information), all the actors must share a set of mental states." "Bara