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Pragmatics

George Yule & H. G. Widdowson

PublisherOUP Oxford
PublishedJun 6, 1996
LanguageEnglish

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.