Pragmatics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415205238)

In Pragmatics, the study of meaning derived from context, Jean Stilwell Peccei offers a practical introduction to this core area of linguistics. Pragmatics:

• encourages the reader to look at different levels of meaning within sentences
• provides a basic understanding of key pragmatic concepts
• introduces two highly influential approaches to pragmatics: the Co-Operative Principle and Speech Act Theory
• encourages the reader to apply basic analytical tools to real data, eg. advertising language and children's conversations
• provides a range of activities, discussion questions, an answer key and further reading.


Author: Jean Stilwell Peccei
ISBN-10: 0415205239
ISBN-13: 9780415205238
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/15/1999
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.64h x 6.86w x 0.32d