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The selected papers of this volume cover five main topics, namely ‘Certainty: The conceptual differential’; ‘(Un)Certainty as attitudinality’; ‘Dialog

This volume is a collection of 18 papers on the communication of certainty and uncertainty. The first part introduces recent theoretical developments and genera

Stancetaking is inherent in verbal communication, as it is connected with the expression of subjectivity and the construction of intersubjectivity in discourse.

This volume explores a model of epistemic stance, according to which speakers can communicate each single piece of information either as known/certain or uncert

The conceptual metaphor of ""distance"" plays a crucial role in current perceptions of the world and humans' various interactions within it. It hardly seems pos