Data collection and Analysis in Pragmatics
In this article, we shall be examining how to do data collection and analysis of your data. Remember that data […]
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Introduction to Pragmatic Research Methods
INTRODUCTION Linguistics is often defined as a “scientific study” of language because of the nature of investigation that is involved
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The relationship between Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
The relationship between pragmatics and discourse analysis is such that makes it difficult to really say where one ends and
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The relationship between Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is defined as the study of language in relation to society while pragmatics is concerned with the study of
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The relationship between Pragmatics and core Linguistics
Linguistics is formally defined as the scientific study of language and its subfields, i.e. phonology, lexis, syntax and semantics are
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English Language, pragmaticsInterfaces of Pragmatics
In this article, we shall be considering the interfaces of pragmatics and other linguistic disciplines; in other words we shall
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Pragmatics and Discourse Structure Relationships
In this article we shall be examining the relationships between Pragmatics and Discourse Structure or some other ways speakers and
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English Language, pragmaticsSome Theoretical Contributions to Pragmatics
Generally pragmatic theories attempt to explain how utterances convey meaning in context, explain how meaning is decoded from utterances in
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GRICE’S THEORY OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE
In this article, we shall be considering some more concepts associated with Grice’s theory of implicature and how they enable us to understand better how speakers and hearers are able to communicate effectively.
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English Language, pragmaticsUtterance Acts and Austin’s Theory of Pragmatics
This article explore the Utterance Acts and Austin’s Theory of Pragmatics. Austin (1962) postulates that when an individual makes an
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Speech Acts in English
You will recall that we identified the role of the context in determining the meaning of indexical references such as
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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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