Quotation as an interface phenomenon

Abstract

In this introduction, we outline the notion of quotation and shed light on the question of how quotations and the different readings quotations adopt can be theoretically implemented with a particular focus on the semantic-pragmatic interface. We then present the individual contributions to this special issue and how they contribute new observations from various theoretical angles to the general issues revolving around the topic of quotation as an interface phenomenon.

Keywords

• interface
• pragmatics
• quotation
• scare quotation
• semantics