PRAGMATICS IN LINGUISTICS
Keywords:
Linguistics, pragmatics, cultural background, interpretation, communication, Charles W. Morris, William James, John Dewey, Charles Sanders Pierce, signs, language, behavior, social contexts, politeness theory, Penelope Brown, implicature, presupposition, speech acts.Abstract
In linguistics, pragmatics is the study of how meaning is influenced by context. It focuses on how language is used in everyday contexts and how social norms, speaker purpose, and cultural background all affect meaning. Examining shared knowledge, implicit meanings, and conversational implicatures, pragmatics studies how language users deduce meaning beyond the literal interpretation of words and phrases. In order to communicate effectively, one must have a solid understanding of pragmatics, which explains how language is used to show politeness, negotiate social relationships, and accomplish communicative goals. Linguists can learn more about how language functions in daily interactions and how meaning is produced in context by studying pragmatics.
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