relevantietheorie

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Dutch

Etymology

From relevantie (relevance) +‎ theorie (theory), calque of English relevance theory.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reːləˈvɑn(t)siteːoːˌri/
  • Hyphenation: re‧le‧van‧tie‧the‧o‧rie

Noun

relevantietheorie f (plural relevantietheorieën, diminutive relevantietheorietje n)

  1. (pragmatics) relevance theory
    • 1998, Gijs Mulder, Indirecte en directe directieven: een analytisch en empirisch onderzoek naar taalhandelingen in het Spaans, page 174:
      Een alternatieve benadering van zinstypen is bijvoorbeeld te vinden in de relevantietheorie.
      An alternative approach to sentence types can be found in for instance the relevance theory.
    • 1998, Marja Roelofs, "Hoe bedoel je?": de verwerving van pragmatische vaardigheden, page 56:
      Sperber en Wilson (1986) pogen met hun relevantietheorie Grice's maxime van relevantie, die hijzelf ongedefinieerd laat, te ontwikkelen.
      Sperber and Wilson (1986) try with their relevance theory to develop Grice's maxim of relation, which he himself leaves undefined.
    • 2005, Willy Vanderweghe, Duo teksten: Inleiding in vertaling en vertaalstudie, →ISBN, page 138:
      Onder de pragmatische vertaalveranderingen moeten we ook de relevantietheorie van Gutt (1991) vermelden.
      Under the changes in pragmatic translation we must also mention the relevance theory of Gutt (1991).