Language is an essential and important part of a given culture and the impact of culture up a given language is something intrinsic and indispensable

What is Pragmatics We human beings are odd compared with our nearest animal relatives. Unlike them, we can say what we want when we want. All normal humans can produce and understand any number of new words and sentences

L. Austin How to do things with words. Locutionary Acts Saying something about something Illocutionary acts Doing something by saying something Perlocutionary Acts

Outline Introduction Pragmatics Principles underlying the implicature phenomenon Types of implicature Examples

本教学大纲与卫生部面向21世纪规划教材《生理学》第六版配套使用，适用于我院生物科学专业本科生的教学。本大纲所列教学内容都要求学生学习，通过教学设计原理的应用，在教学活动中注意分析教学目标；选择教学媒体；利用现代教育技术平台；应用多种教学方法和多种媒体技术设计教学活动，不断提高教学质量

Stress can kill you. Being tense can damage your heart so it is wise to take charge of your life and realize you cannot control everything. But you can control stress which is caused by fear, uncertainty, doubt and lack of control. Anger may be the root of this stress, especially for hardworking professional women and people with no goals in life. To relax and take control, try the NICE factors: new, interesting, challenging experiences. And follow Ben Franklin's example

Unit two Section A: Environmental Protection throughout the world about the text Ecology is the study of the relationships among plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balance among these relationships

UNIT FOUR Section A Studying Abroad I. Background Information 1. Host family is the family that provides board and room, food etc. for overseas Ⅴ isitors or students 2. Christians are followers of Jesus with whom they have a personal relationship and whom they accept/receive into their lives

Book two Unit 8 Section a Preview Should schools simply prepare students for a job? This is the focus of the following article According to the author, educational institutions face a difficult choice. Most young students only

Unit 8 Section A Legal and moral Implications of Cloning Warm-up Questions 1. What do you know about cloning and genetic engineering? 2. Do you want to cloning yourself once human cloning becomes reality?