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Divergent minds unite (1).



 
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Divergent minds unite (1). #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 20, 2008 17:41 pm   Divergent minds unite (1).
 

Here is an interesting divergence:

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Against the traditional view of context Sperber and Wilson (1986, 19952) treat context as chosen rather than as pre-determined. In this paper I reject the traditional passive or static view in favor of the more recent active or dynamic view.

Read more here, if you dare :wink: :

http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/PUB/WPL/97papers/uchida.pdf

NB If divergence gives you nightmares and/or makes you feel your world is all a teeter, do not read on. :twisted:
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