Product Description
by Jean Stilwell Peccei (Author)
In Pragmatics, the study of meaning derived from context, Jean Stilwell Peccei offers a practical introduction to this core area of linguistics. Pragmatics:
- encourages the reader to look at different levels of meaning within sentences
- provides a basic understanding of key pragmatic concepts
- introduces two highly influential approaches to pragmatics: the Co-Operative Principle and Speech Act Theory
- encourages the reader to apply basic analytical tools to real data, eg. advertising language and children's conversations
- provides a range of activities, discussion questions, an answer key and further reading.
Author Biography
Jean Stilwell Peccei is a Senior Research Fellow and visiting lecturer at the Roehampton Institute London
Number of Pages: 106
Dimensions: 0.32 x 9.64 x 6.86 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 15, 1999
