pragmatics

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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Interfaces 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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Some 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…

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Utterance 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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