Pragmatics / / Chris Cummins.
An exploration of English pragmatics with a thorough integration of theoretical and experimental researchA central goal of pragmatics is to identify the capabilities that underpin our ability to communicate ‘non-literal’ meanings. Guiding students through the many facets of English pragmatics, this...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced : ETELAA
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1 What is pragmatics?
- 2 Pragmatic theories
- 3 Implicature
- 4 Presupposition
- 5 Referring
- 6 Non-literal language
- 7 Arranging information in coherent discourse
- 8 Speech acts
- References
- Index