Speech acts show the force that utterances have for counting as actions rather than mere giving of information. In this…
politeness principle does not always encourage economy of words as we observed in the case of pragmatic presupposition, rather the…
A speaker and a hearer are guided by some “conversational principles” in order to make the right references and interpret…
In this article we shall be looking more at how presupposition is based on shared assumption between speaker and hearer…
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Ever wondered how we communicate so effectively despite constantly changing contexts? Join us as we delve into deixis, a key…
Have you ever struggled to deliver a difficult message without causing offense? In this article, we delve into the concept…
Language use in this article will definitely refer to the use of linguistic codes (words) in the Context of Pragmatics…
Join us as we delve into the fascinating history of pragmatics, a crucial branch of linguistics that explores how context…
Quite a number of language scholars have defined pragmatics, which are of interest to us in this study. These definitions…
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Strategic management provides better guidelines to the entire organisation on the crucial point of “what is it we are trying…