Introduction to Pragmatics

Introduction to Pragmatics

by JacobMey (Author)

Synopsis

This text provides a succinct introduction to the field of pragmatics, the study of language from the point of view of its users - of the choices they make, the constraints they encounter in using language in social interaction and the effects their use of language has on other participants in an act of communication. Reviewing the work of Austin, Grice, Searle, Sacks and others, the book includes chapters on what we say when we do not say (explicitly) what we mean; on the regularities and irregularities of everyday conversation; on the social importance and the societal determination of even the least consciously proffered act of language . It aims to introduce the reader to the complexities of language use, and the use of language for cognitive and social effect.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
Published: 07 Oct 1993

ISBN 10: 0631186913
ISBN 13: 9780631186915

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Strongly recommended reading for those with an interest in pragmatics, and certainly for those requiring an up-to-date and user-friendly pragmatics textbook. Australian Journal of Linguistics
Author Bio
Jacob L. Mey is Professor of Comparative Linguistics at Odense University, Denmark. He has taught previously at the University of Oslo, Georgetown University and the University of Texas, Austin. In 1977 he founded (with Hartmut Haberland) the Journal of Pragmatics, of which he is the chief editor. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Zaragoza, Spain in 1992.