Unit Three Pragmatics
Unit Three Pragmatics
Warm-up questions 1. Explain the meaning of"It's cold here 2. Give a definition of pragmatics
Warm-up questions • 1. Explain the meaning of “It’s cold here”. • 2. Give a definition of pragmatics
Objectives: At the end of this unit you will 1. become familiar with the pragmatics 2. know main points of speech act theory, cooperation principle( cp) and politeness principle(pp)
Objectives: • At the end of this unit you will • 1. become familiar with the pragmatics; • 2. know main points of speech act theory, cooperation principle(CP) and politeness principle(PP)
An Introduction to the pragmatics Pragmatics: is a subfield of linguistics which studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning (I)Im working on my course paper (2)Whos at the door? Im working on my course paper (3)What are you doing? Im working on my course paper (4)as luck would have it (5)We run out of petrol on the way home but as luck would have it,we are very near a garage
An Introduction to the pragmatics Pragmatics：is a subfield of linguistics which studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning. • (1)I’m working on my course paper. • (2) Who’s at the door? ―I’m working on my course paper. • (3) What are you doing? ―I’m working on my course paper. • (4) as luck would have it • (5) We run out of petrol on the way home, but as luck would have it, we are very near a garage
The difference between Semantics and Pragmatics Semantics: is the study of meaning isolated from context Pragmatics: is concerned with how that meaning is used and negotiated between speakers and hearers. In other words, pragmatics focuses on how language is used in actual communication Accordingly, the study of pragmatics concerns issues such as when it is used how it is used. who is involved in the communication for what purpose it is used, and how the use of language is interpreted by language users
The difference between Semantics and Pragmatics Semantics: is the study of meaning isolated from context. Pragmatics: is concerned with how that meaning is used and negotiated between speakers and hearers. In other words, pragmatics focuses on how language is used in actual communication. Accordingly, the study of pragmatics concerns issues such as when it is used, how it is used, who is involved in the communication, for what purpose it is used, and how the use of language is interpreted by language users