Politeness Principle
In our study of tact in unit 4, we noted that language use often demands some form of politeness in […]
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CONVERSATIONAL PRINCIPLE. WHAT IS IT?
a speaker and a hearer are guided by some “conversational principles” in order to make the right references and interpret meaning beyond the linguistic content of an utterance.
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English Language, pragmaticsWhat is Presupposition?
Speakers or writers usually design their message on the assumption that the hearer or reader already has a degree of
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English Language, pragmaticsInference and Reference
Our current article explores Inference and Reference. A speaker or writer sometimes uses one thing to refer to another and
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English Language, pragmaticsIntroduction to Deixis
Words such as us, I, we, him, then, now, there, here etc. usually identify referents so that the addressee may
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English Language, pragmaticsThe Concept of Tact
There are better or more appropriate ways of communicating certain information so that we don’t sound “too pointed” or “too
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English Language, pragmaticsThe Context of Pragmatics in the Language use
Language use in this article will definitely refer to the use of linguistic codes (words) in the context of social
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English Language, pragmaticsBrief History of Pragmatics
This article on the history of pragmatics will introduce you to the first significant studies that developed what today is
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MEANING AND SCOPE OF PRAGMATICS
Quite a number of language scholars have defined pragmatics, which are of interest to us in this study. These definitions
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