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Pragmatics
Contributor(s): Peccei, Jean Stilwell (Author)
ISBN: 0415205239     ISBN-13: 9780415205238
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $32.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 1999
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Annotation: In "Pragmatics," the study of meaning derived from context, Jean Stilwell Peccei offers a practical introduction to this core area of linguistics, providing a range of activities, discussion questions and further reading.
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 306.44
LCCN: 99010322
Series: Language Workbooks
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.86" W x 9.64" (0.49 lbs) 106 pages
 
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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 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.