106 Pages
by
Routledge
106 Pages
by
Routledge
106 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. What is pragmatics 2. Entailment 3. Presupposition 4. The co-operative principle and implicature 5. More on implicatures 6. Speech acts 7. More about speech acts 8. Politeness 9. Making sense 10. Exploring pragmatics: projects
Biography
Jean Stilwell Peccei is a Senior Research Fellow and visiting lecturer at the Roehampton Institute London
'Jean Stilwell Peccei does an excellent job of introducing the fundamental concepts in a practical and user-friendly manner.' - Aidan Coveney, Modern Language Review
