Language in Use
Language in Use
Outline 旬 Introduction 旬 Context i Deixis, reference, anaphora 旬 Speech Acts i Cooperative principle in conversations 旬 Politeness
Introduction Context Deixis, reference, anaphora Speech Acts Cooperative principle in conversations Politeness Outline
Aims To know what is pragmatics and its main concerns To have a general idea about context and the notions of deixis, reference and anaphora; LR To understand the Speech Act theory, the Cooperative Principles in Conversation and Politeness Principles in Conversation
To know what is pragmatics and its main concern; To have a general idea about context and the notions of deixis, reference and anaphora; To understand the Speech Act theory, the Cooperative Principles in Conversation and Politeness Principles in Conversation. Aims
Definition of Pragmatics e The study of language in use. o The study of meaning in context o The study of speakers' meaning, utterance meaning, contextual meaning
Definition of Pragmatics ⚫ The study of language in use. ⚫ The study of meaning in context. ⚫ The study of speakers’ meaning, utterance meaning, & contextual meaning
Introduction 8 Pragmatics is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. It studies the following topics: deixis(指示功能), speech acts, indirect language, conversation, politeness, cross-cultural communication, and presupposition. Dai he 2002:84)
Introduction ❖ Pragmatics is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. It studies the following topics: deixis (指示功能), speech acts, indirect language, conversation, politeness, cross-cultural communication, and presupposition. (Dai & He, 2002: 84)