Search for dissertations about: "Enthymeme"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word Enthymeme.

2. 1. Enthymemes in Dialogue: A micro-rhetorical approach

   Author : Ellen Breitholtz; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Topos; Enthymeme; ; TTR; Dialogue modelling; Non-monotonic reasoning; Accommodation; Micro-rhetoric; Gameboard semantics;

   Abstract : In dialogue we frequently present arguments which are based on commonly accepted non-logical inferences. In rhetorical theory, this type of argument is called an enthymeme, and a pattern of reasoning that it is based on is called a topos. The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role that enthymemes play in natural language dialogue. READ MORE