Pragmatics

_x000D_ This reader is a collection of the classic texts in the discipline and also reflects current developments in contemporary pragmatics. The reader includes substantial editorial commentary in the form of a detailed introduction and section introductions, plus further reading and references - i..

This is a comprehensive reference volume that will give the reader an insight into all the concepts, theories, issues and scholars that have shaped the field of pragmatics...

First published in 1988, this book examines the aspects of pragmatic competence involving the class of preposing constructions in English. After a review of the past literature on preposing, the book presents a pragmatic theory in which two discourse functions of preposing are proposed. It then prov..

An accessible yet authoritative introduction to linguistic pragmatics using a cross-linguistic approach...