Nothing Is Said

In everyday talk about language, we distinguish between what someone said and what they implied, or otherwise conveyed, a distinction carried into theorising about language and communication. Nothing is Said argues that it is a mistake to import the notion of saying into our models of basic linguistic communication.

Mark Jary is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of Roehampton, where he taught for over 20 years. He has published widely on topics relating to speech acts, linguistic mood, theory of mind, and the interaction between these.

Introduction
1: Varieties of what is said
2: Linguistic vs. behavioural communication
3: Linguistic communication proper
4: What is said and behavioural communication
5: Pragmatics when nothing is said
6: Assertion when nothing is said
7: The Brandomian substrate
Conclusion