Download or read book Assertion written by M. Jary and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics and philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys and synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic and psychological literature on the topic, and then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions.