Chapter 8 Pragmatics Language in Use
Chapter 8 Pragmatics Language in Use
I What is pragmatics Pragmatics is the study of language usage from a functional perspective and is concerned with the principles that account for how meaning is communicated by the speaker(writer)and interpreted by the listener (reader) in a certain context
I What is Pragmatics • Pragmatics is the study of language usage from a functional perspective and is concerned with the principles that account for how meaning is communicated by the speaker (writer) and interpreted by the listener (reader) in a certain context
I What is pragmatics It can be also defined as the study of how speakers use the sentences of a language to effect successful communication
I What is Pragmatics • It can be also defined as the study of how speakers use the sentences of a language to effect successful communication
Pragmatics is different from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation but in context
Pragmatics is different from traditional semantics in that it studies meaning not in isolation but in context
Example Cats drink the cream Semantic meaning: Domestic felines consume the liquid fat of milk Mike: What happened to that bowl of cream? Annie: Cats drink cream Pragmatic meaning: That bowl of cream was probably eaten by our cat
Example: • Cats drink the cream. Semantic meaning: "Domestic felines consume the liquid fat of milk," Mike: What happened to that bowl of cream? Annie: Cats drink cream. Pragmatic meaning: "That bowl of cream was probably eaten by our cat