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Pragmatics

By: Yule, GeorgeMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996Description: xiv, 138 pISBN: 0194372073 ; 9780194372077Subject(s): PragmaticsDDC classification: 410

Contents:

Definitions and background -- Deixis and distance -- Reference and inference -- Presupposition and entailment -- Cooperation and implicature -- Speech acts and events -- Politeness and interaction -- Conversation and preference structure -- Discourse and culture.

Summary: This is an introduction to pragmatics, the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains, and illustrates, basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts, providing a clear, concise foundation for further study.

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Definitions and background --
Deixis and distance --
Reference and inference --
Presupposition and entailment --
Cooperation and implicature --
Speech acts and events --
Politeness and interaction --
Conversation and preference structure --
Discourse and culture.

This is an introduction to pragmatics, the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains, and illustrates, basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts, providing a clear, concise foundation for further study.

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