This post explores some important theories of pragmatics as well as their contributions to the richness of this area of…
INTRODCTION In this article, we shall be considering some more concepts associated with Grice’s theory of Conversational Implicature and how…
In this post we shall analyse the three major Utterance Acts described in Austin's Theory of Pragmatics. Austin (1962) postulates…
A speech event is what is going on, including both linguistic and non-linguistic activity that make up the context. Every…
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…
Ever wondered how we grasp meanings beyond words? Join us as we delve into inference and reference, two key concepts…
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…