Pragmatics /
Siobhan Chapman.
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- viii, 214 p. ; 24 cm.
- Modern linguistics series .
- Modern linguistics series (Palgrave (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-210) and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Introduction -- Semantics and Pragmatics -- History of Pragmatics -- 'Classical' Pragmatics -- 'Modern' Pragmatics -- Applications of Pragmatics -- Pragmatics and Language in Context -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
"This student-friendly introduction to linguistic pragmatics explains all the major developments in core theoretical pragmatics and engages with the most recent debates in the field. It includes sections demonstrating how pragmatics can be applied to the study of literature, language acquisition and clinical linguistics"--