TY - BOOK AU - Verschueren,Jef TI - Understanding pragmatics SN - 0340646241 U1 - 306.44 PY - 1999/// CY - London, New York, New York PB - Arnold, Oxford University Press KW - Pragmatics KW - Linguistics N1 - Includes Bibliography, Index; pt. I. The pragmatic perspective. 1. Language and language use. 2. Key notions -- pt. II. Aspects of the meaningful functioning of language. 3. Context. 4. Structure. 5. Dynamics. 6. Salience -- pt. III. Topics and trends. 7. Micropragmatic issues. 8. Macropragmatic issues. 9. The pragmatic landscape N2 - Focusing on pragmatics in its broadest sense, this text covers social, cultural and cognitive aspects. After sketching the theoretical starting point, an understanding of pragmatics as a field of inquiry is given and the methodological issues explored with reference to specific practical research UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0604/98022271-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0604/98022271-t.html ER -