Language in Use
Language in Use
Outline 旬 Introduction 旬 Context i Deixis, reference, anaphora 旬 Speech Acts i Cooperative principle in conversations 旬 Politeness
Introduction Context Deixis, reference, anaphora Speech Acts Cooperative principle in conversations Politeness Outline
Aims To know what is pragmatics and its main concerns To have a general idea about context and the notions of deixis, reference and anaphora; LR To understand the Speech Act theory, the Cooperative Principles in Conversation and Politeness Principles in Conversation
To know what is pragmatics and its main concern; To have a general idea about context and the notions of deixis, reference and anaphora; To understand the Speech Act theory, the Cooperative Principles in Conversation and Politeness Principles in Conversation. Aims
Definition of Pragmatics e The study of language in use. o The study of meaning in context o The study of speakers' meaning, utterance meaning, contextual meaning
Definition of Pragmatics ⚫ The study of language in use. ⚫ The study of meaning in context. ⚫ The study of speakers’ meaning, utterance meaning, & contextual meaning
Introduction 8 Pragmatics is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. It studies the following topics: deixis(指示功能), speech acts, indirect language, conversation, politeness, cross-cultural communication, and presupposition. Dai he 2002:84)
Introduction ❖ Pragmatics is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. It studies the following topics: deixis (指示功能), speech acts, indirect language, conversation, politeness, cross-cultural communication, and presupposition. (Dai & He, 2002: 84)
Pragmatics is the study of speaker meaning, contextual meaning, how more gets communicated than is said the expression of relative distance. (Yule, 2000, p. 3)
❖Pragmatics is the study of speaker meaning, contextual meaning, how more gets communicated than is said, the expression of relative distance. (Yule, 2000, p. 3)
What's the differences between Semantics and Pragmatics
What’s the differences between Semantics and Pragmatics?
The origin Semantics Context considered Context unconsidered Pragmatics Traditional semantics
The origin Semantics Context considered Context unconsidered Pragmatics Traditional semantics
Think over: Meaning's meaning 口 He meant to write。 Intended 口 a green light means go. e Indicate a Health means everything. has importance 口What’ s the meaning of life? Point a What does it mean to you? Convey o What does ghost'mean? refer to in the world
Think over: Meaning’s meaning He meant to write. A green light means go. Health means everything. What’s the meaning of life? What does it mean to you? What does ‘ghost’ mean? Intended Indicate has importance Point Convey refer to in the world
a Semanticists take meaning to be an inherent property of language, pragmatics regard meaning as something that is realized in the course of communication
Semanticists take meaning to be an inherent property of language, pragmatics regard meaning as something that is realized in the course of communication
