Pragmatics
A Slim Guide
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 4 January 2021
- ISBN 9780198828594
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages192 pages
- Size 11x135x217 mm
- Weight 234 g
- Language English 68
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Short description:
This book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. Betty Birner explores how we understand the difference between the literal meaning of what is said and what was intended by the speaker, using a wide range of real-life examples.
MoreLong description:
This book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. There can be a big difference between what a speaker says and what they mean - i.e. between literal meaning and intended meaning. A speaker who says I need coffee can mean anything from 'Please buy more coffee' to 'I'm really sleepy'. How is a hearer to know? In this book, Betty Birner explores how we get from what is said to what is meant, from the perspective of both the speaker and the hearer, dealing with a range of context-dependent issues in language along the way: literal and non-literal meaning, implicature, speech acts, reference, definiteness, presupposition, and information structure. She reveals how language users can infer each other's meanings using not just what is being said but also the context and an assumption of rationality and cooperation.
This slim guide summarizes the most important and foundational theories in the field of linguistic pragmatics, illustrated with plenty of real-life examples, and including a helpful glossary of key terms. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from undergraduate and graduate students of pragmatics to general readers interested in how we successfully communicate with one another.
Summing up, Pragmatics: A slim guide is a valuable tool for anyone interested in the study of pragmatics.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literal vs. non-literal meaning
Implicature
Speech acts
Reference
Definiteness and anaphora
Presupposition
Information structure
New directions
Conclusion
Glossary
