Chapter Eight Pragmatics
Chapter Eight Pragmatics
1.1 Major concerns Q: In what ways do we study language? Meaning Context
1.1 Major concerns ◼ Q: In what ways do we study language? ◼ Meaning ◼ Context
1.2 Meaning: dictionary He meant to write intended a green light means go. indicate Health means everything. has importance What's the meaning of life? point What does it mean to you? convey What does ghost mean? refer to in the world
1.2 Meaning: dictionary ◼ He meant to write. intended ◼ A green light means go. indicate ◼ Health means everything. has importance ◼ What’s the meaning of life? point ◼ What does it mean to you? convey ◼ What does ‘ghost’ mean? refer to in the world
Examples ■DOg It's cold here My bag is heav Janet/ Donkeys!(David Copperfield)
Examples ◼ Dog! ◼ It’s cold here. ◼ My bag is heavy. ◼ “Janet! Donkeys!” (David Copperfield)
1.3 Sentence meaning What does x mean Sentence: a grammatical concept, abstract, self-contained unit in isolation from context a Sentence meaning: abstract, intrinsic property, decontextualized
1.3 Sentence meaning ◼ What does X mean? ◼ Sentence: a grammatical concept, abstract, self-contained unit in isolation from context ◼ Sentence meaning: abstract, intrinsic property, decontexualized