Meaning in Interaction
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Meaning in Interaction

An Introduction to Pragmatics

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Meaning in Interaction

An Introduction to Pragmatics

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Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics is a comprehensive introductory text which discusses the development of pragmatics - its aims and methodology - and also introduces themes that are not generally covered in other texts.Jenny Thomas focuses on the dynamic nature of speaker meaning, considering the central roles of both speaker and hearer, and takes into account the social and psychological factors involved in the generation and interpretation of utterances. The book includes a detailed examination of the development of Pragmatics as a discipline, drawing attention to problems encountered in earlier work, and brings the reader up to date with recent discussion in the field. The book is written principally for students with no previous knowledge of pragmatics, and the basic concepts are covered in considerable detail. Theoretical and more complicated information is highlighted with examples that have been drawn from the media, fiction and real-life interaction, and makes the study more accessible to newcomers. It is an ideal introductory textbook for students of linguistics and for all who are interested in analysing problems in communication.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317887591

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1 What is pragmatics?
  9. 2 Speech acts
  10. 3 Conversational implicature
  11. 4 Approaches to pragmatics
  12. 5 Pragmatics and indirectness
  13. 6 Theories of politeness
  14. 7 The construction of meaning
  15. References
  16. Author Index
  17. General Index