Pragmatics
Douban
ISBN: 9780194372077
author:
George Yule
/
H. G. Widdowson
publishing house:
Oxford University Press, USA
publication date: 1996
-6
series: Oxford Introduction to Language Study Series
price: USD 17.95
number of pages: 152
George Yule / H. G. Widdowson
overview
This is an introduction to pragmatics, the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains, and illustrates, basic concepts, such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts, providing a clear, concise foundation for further study.
