Introduction to pragmatics / Betty J. Birner.
By: Birner, Betty J
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 24.Publisher: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013Description: xiii, 326 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781405175838 .Subject(s): PragmaticsDDC classification: 401.45 BIR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 401.45 BIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000842256 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Introduction to Pragmatics guides students through traditional and new approaches in the field, focusing particularly on phenomena at the elusive semantics/pragmatics boundary to explore the role of context in linguistic communication. Offers students an accessible introduction and an up-to-date survey of the field, encompassing both established and new approaches to pragmatics Addresses the traditional range of topics - such as implicature, reference, presupposition, and speech acts - as well as newer areas of research, including neo-Gricean theories, Relevance Theory, information structure, inference, and dynamic approaches to meaning Explores the relationship and boundaries between semantics and pragmatics Ideal for students coming to pragmatics for the first time
Includes bibliographical references and index.