Publications
2025
Miriam A. Locher, Andreas H. Jucker, Daniela Landert and Thomas C. Messerli, Fiction and Pragmatics (Cambridge Elements in Pragmatics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. 76. IBSN 9781009095433.
CHAPMAN, S. (n.d.). Miriam A. Locher, Andreas H. Jucker, Daniela Landert and Thomas C. Messerli, Fiction and Pragmatics (Cambridge Elements in Pragmatics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. 76. IBSN 9781009095433.. English Language and Linguistics, 1-5. doi:10.1017/s1360674324000339
2024
Alice Ambrose and Margaret MacDonald: Two Women Who Challenged Bertrand Russell on Ordinary Language
Chapman, S. (2024). Alice Ambrose and Margaret MacDonald: Two Women Who Challenged Bertrand Russell on Ordinary Language. In History of Analytic Philosophy (pp. 161-190). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-33026-1_6
2023
'I don't know how it is best to put this thing down': Uncooperative narration in Ford Madox Ford's <i>The Good Soldier</i>
Chapman, S. (2023). 'I don't know how it is best to put this thing down': Uncooperative narration in Ford Madox Ford's <i>The Good Soldier</i>. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. doi:10.1177/09639470231183042
When Arne met J. L.: attitudes to scientific method in empirical semantics, ordinary language philosophy and linguistics
Chapman, S. (2023). When Arne met J. L.: attitudes to scientific method in empirical semantics, ordinary language philosophy and linguistics. SYNTHESE, 201(4). doi:10.1007/s11229-023-04106-5
2021
‘Viennese Bombshells’: Reactions to Language, Truth and Logic from Ayer’s Philosophical Contemporaries
Chapman, S. (2021). ‘Viennese Bombshells’: Reactions to Language, Truth and Logic from Ayer’s Philosophical Contemporaries. In History of Analytic Philosophy (pp. 69-97). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50884-5_3
2020
The Pragmatics of Revision: George Moore’s Acts of Rewriting
Chapman, S. (2020). The Pragmatics of Revision: George Moore’s Acts of Rewriting. Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030412678
2019
Stebbing
Chapman, S. (2019). Stebbing. In B. Lee (Ed.), Philosophy of Language: The Key Thinkers (pp. 115-140). Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapman, S., & Clark, B. (2019). Chapter 1. Introduction. In Pragmatics and Literature (Vol. 35, pp. 1-20). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/lal.35.01cha
Introduction
Chapman, S., & Clark, B. (2019). Introduction. In Linguistic Approaches to Literature (pp. 1-20). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/lal.35.01cha
Marked forms and indeterminate implicatures in Ernest Hemingway’s <i>Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises</i>1
Chapman, S. (2019). Marked forms and indeterminate implicatures in Ernest Hemingway’s <i>Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises</i>1. In Linguistic Approaches to Literature (pp. 21-43). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/lal.35.02cha
Introduction
Chapman, S., & Clark, B. (2019). Introduction. In Linguistic Approaches to Literature (Vol. 35, pp. 1-20). doi:10.1075/lal.35.01cha
Marked forms and indeterminate implicatures in Ernest Hemingway's <i>Fiesta</i>: <i>The Sun Also Rises</i>
Chapman, S. (2019). Marked forms and indeterminate implicatures in Ernest Hemingway's <i>Fiesta</i>: <i>The Sun Also Rises</i>. In PRAGMATICS AND LITERATURE (Vol. 35, pp. 21-43). doi:10.1075/lal.35.02cha
Pragmatics and Literature
Chapman, S., & Clark, B. (2019). Pragmatics and Literature. John Benjamins Publishing Company. Retrieved from https://benjamins.com/catalog/lal.35
2018
The experimental and the empirical: Arne Naess' statistical approach to philosophy
Chapman, S. R. (2018). The experimental and the empirical: Arne Naess' statistical approach to philosophy. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 26(5), 961-981. doi:10.1080/09608788.2017.1336075
2017
Is pragmatics about mind-reading?
Chapman, S. (2017). Is pragmatics about mind-reading?. In I. Depraetere, & R. Salkie (Eds.), Semantics and Pragmatics: Drawing a Line (pp. 55-73). New York: Springer. Retrieved from https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319322452
2015
'Pragmatics and Stylistics'
Chapman, S. (2015). 'Pragmatics and Stylistics'. In V. Sotirova (Ed.), The Bloomsbury Companion to Stylistics (pp. 78-91). London: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from https://www.bloomsbury.com/
2014
Pragmatic Literary Stylistics
Chapman, S., & Clark, B. (Eds.) (2014). Pragmatic Literary Stylistics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137023278
'"Oh, do let's talk about something else -": What is not said and what is implicated in Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September'
Chapman, S. (2014). '"Oh, do let's talk about something else -": What is not said and what is implicated in Elizabeth Bowen's The Last September'. In S. Chapman, & B. Clark (Eds.), Pragmatic Literary Stylistics (pp. 36-54). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Getting the Philosopher out of the Armchair: J. L. Austin's Response to Logical Positivism in Comparison to that of Arne Naess
Chapman, S. (2014). Getting the Philosopher out of the Armchair: J. L. Austin's Response to Logical Positivism in Comparison to that of Arne Naess. In B. Garvey (Ed.), Austin on Language (pp. 108-123). Basingstoke: Springer. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137329998_7
Introduction: Pragmatic Literary Stylistics
Chapman, S. R. (2014). Introduction: Pragmatic Literary Stylistics. In S. R. Chapman, & B. Clark (Eds.), Pragmatic Literary Stylistics (pp. 1-15). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2013
Grice, Conversational Implicature and Philosophy
Chapman, S. (2013). Grice, Conversational Implicature and Philosophy. In PERSPECTIVES ON PRAGMATICS AND PHILOSOPHY (Vol. 1, pp. 153-188). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-01011-3_7
Susan Stebbing and the Language of Common Sense
Chapman, S. (2013). Susan Stebbing and the Language of Common Sense. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2012
Virginia LoCastro: PRAGMATICS FOR LANGUAGE EDUCATORS: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE
Chapman, S. (2012). Virginia LoCastro: PRAGMATICS FOR LANGUAGE EDUCATORS: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE. Applied Linguistics, 33(5), 617-620. doi:10.1093/applin/ams063
Towards a Neo-Gricean Stylistics: Implicature in Dorothy L. Sayers's <i>Gaudy Night</i>
Chapman, S. (2012). Towards a Neo-Gricean Stylistics: Implicature in Dorothy L. Sayers's <i>Gaudy Night</i>. JOURNAL OF LITERARY SEMANTICS, 41(2), 139-153. doi:10.1515/jls-2012-0009
2011
Arne Naess and Empirical Semantics
Chapman, S. (2011). Arne Naess and Empirical Semantics. INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, 54(1), 18-30. doi:10.1080/0020174X.2011.542946
Pragmatics
Chapman, S. (2011). Pragmatics. M. Tallerman (Ed.), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2010
Paul Grice and the philosophy of ordinary language
Chapman, S. (2010). Paul Grice and the philosophy of ordinary language. In K. Petrus, R. Breheny, & U. Sauerland (Eds.), Meaning and Analysis: New Essays on Grice (pp. 1-25). Basingstoke: Palgrave Mcmillan.
2009
"How could you tell how much of it was lies?" The controversy of truth in George Orwell's <i>Nineteen Eighty</i>-<i>Four</i>
Chapman, S. (2009). "How could you tell how much of it was lies?" The controversy of truth in George Orwell's <i>Nineteen Eighty</i>-<i>Four</i>. JOURNAL OF LITERARY SEMANTICS, 38(1), 71-86. doi:10.1515/jlse.2009.004
Key ideas in linguistics and the philosophy of language
Chapman, S., & Routledge, C. (2009). Key ideas in linguistics and the philosophy of language.
DEFINITE DESCRIPTIONS
Chapman, S. (2009). DEFINITE DESCRIPTIONS. In Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (pp. 54-57).
GENERATIVE PHONOLOGY
Routledge, C., & Chapman, S. (2009). GENERATIVE PHONOLOGY. In Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (pp. 77-78).
Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language
Chapman, S., & Routledge, C. (2009). Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language.
LOGICAL POSITIVISM
Chapman, S. (2009). LOGICAL POSITIVISM. In Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (pp. 128-130).
NAMES
Piller, I., & Chapman, S. (2009). NAMES. In Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (pp. 142-144).
NONNATURAL MEANING
Chapman, S. (2009). NONNATURAL MEANING. In Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language (pp. 144-145).
2008
Bertrand Russell, Language and Linguistic Theory
Chapman, S. (2008). Bertrand Russell, Language and Linguistic Theory. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, 17, 271-273.
Book Review: Bertrand Russell, Language and Linguistic Theory by Keith Green, 2007. London: Continuum, pp. ix + 174. ISBN 0 8264 9736 5 (hbk)
Chapman, S. (2008). Book Review: Bertrand Russell, Language and Linguistic Theory by Keith Green, 2007. London: Continuum, pp. ix + 174. ISBN 0 8264 9736 5 (hbk). Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 17(3), 271-273. doi:10.1177/0963947008092506
Language and Empiricism: After the Vienna Circle
Chapman, S. (2008). Language and Empiricism: After the Vienna Circle. doi:10.1057/9780230583030
2007
Book review: MICHAEL DEVITT and RICHARD HANLEY (eds), The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006, x + 446 pp
Chapman, S. (2007). Book review: MICHAEL DEVITT and RICHARD HANLEY (eds), The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Language. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006, x + 446 pp. Discourse & Communication, 1(2), 254-256. doi:10.1177/17504813070010020502
"Meaning": Philosophical Forebears and Linguistic Descendants
Chapman, S. (2007). "Meaning": Philosophical Forebears and Linguistic Descendants. Teorema, XXVI(2), 59-75.
2006
Noveck and Sperber "Experimental Pragmatics"
Chapman, S. (2006). Noveck and Sperber "Experimental Pragmatics". Unknown Journal, (35), 79-83.
Reductionism
Chapman, S. (2006). Reductionism. In Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (pp. 416). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b0-08-044854-2/01591-1
Relativism
Chapman, S. (2006). Relativism. In Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (pp. 511-512). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b0-08-044854-2/01594-7
Review of 'English Words: A Linguistic Introduction' by Heidi Harley
Chapman, S. (2006). Review of 'English Words: A Linguistic Introduction' by Heidi Harley. Unknown Journal, (25), VII.
Thinking About Language: Theories of English
Chapman, S. (2006). Thinking About Language: Theories of English. L. Jeffries (Ed.), Basinstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2005
Paul Grice, Philosopher and Linguist
Chapman, S. (2005). Paul Grice, Philosopher and Linguist. doi:10.1057/9780230005853
Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language
Chapman, S., & Routledge, C. (Eds.) (2005). Key Thinkers in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Paul Grice, Philosopher and Linguist
Chapman, S. (2005). Paul Grice, Philosopher and Linguist. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
2003
Reading "great books" - Non truth-committed discourse and silly novel readers (literature as a type of discourse)
Routledge, C., & Chapman, S. (2003). Reading "great books" - Non truth-committed discourse and silly novel readers (literature as a type of discourse). FORUM FOR MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES, 39(1), 1-14. doi:10.1093/fmls/39.1.1
2002
‘From their point of view’: voice and speech in George Moore’s Esther Waters
Chapman, S. (2002). ‘From their point of view’: voice and speech in George Moore’s Esther Waters. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 11(4), 307-323. doi:10.1177/096394700201100402
2001
In defence of a code: Linguistic meaning and propositionality in verbal communication
Chapman, S. (2001). In defence of a code: Linguistic meaning and propositionality in verbal communication. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 33(10), 1553-1570. doi:10.1016/S0378-2166(01)00009-1
1999
The pragmatics of detection: Paul Auster’s City of Glass
Chapman, S., & Routledge, C. (1999). The pragmatics of detection: Paul Auster’s City of Glass. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 8(3), 241-253. doi:10.1177/096394709900800303
1998
<b>Roy Harris,</b><i>The language connection: philosophy and linguistics.</i> Bristol: Thoemmes Press, 1996. Pp. xix+193. <i>Signs, language and communication: integrational and segregational approaches.</i> London: Routledge, 1996. Pp. xii+279.
Chapman, S. (1998). <b>Roy Harris,</b><i>The language connection: philosophy and linguistics.</i> Bristol: Thoemmes Press, 1996. Pp. xix+193. <i>Signs, language and communication: integrational and segregational approaches.</i> London: Routledge, 1996. Pp. xii+279.. Journal of Linguistics, 34(2), 489-549. doi:10.1017/s0022226798277115
1996
Some observations on metalinguistic negation
Chapman, S. (1996). Some observations on metalinguistic negation. JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS, 32(2), 387-402. doi:10.1017/S0022226700015930