Introduction to Pragmatic Research Methods
Linguistics is often defined as a “scientific study” of language because of the nature of investigation that is involved in […]
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English Language
3-Step Data collection and Data Analysis in Pragmatics
In this article, we shall be examining how to do data collection and Data Analysis in Pragmatics. Remember that data
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Introduction to Pragmatics Research Methods
In this article, we attempt to take you through some fundamental first steps to doing Pragmatics Research.
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The relationship between Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis
The relationship between pragmatics and discourse analysis is such that makes it difficult to really say where one ends and where the other begins or when one explicitly excludes the other.
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The relationship between Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics
This post will therefore, explore the relationship between pragmatics and sociolinguistics, starting from their meanings, similarities and then their differences.
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Unraveling The relationship between Pragmatics and core Linguistics
Pragmatics and core linguistics are two pillars that uphold the realm of communication. While core linguistics focuses on the structure and rules of language
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Interfaces of Pragmatics. 3 Amazing Types of Interaction
In this article, we shall be considering the interfaces of pragmatics and other linguistic disciplines; in other words we shall see how grammar, lexicon and sound/tone of voice interact with pragmatics.
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PRAGMATICS AND DISCOURSE STRUCTURE
In an attempt to provide a detailed account of pragmatics strategies in a particular discourse context, it is important to examine how the discourse is structured
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Some Theories of Pragmatics. Their Contributions
This post explores some important theories of pragmatics as well as their contributions to the richness of this area of linguistics.
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GRICE’S THEORY OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE
INTRODCTION In this article, we shall be considering some more concepts associated with Grice’s theory of Conversational Implicature and how
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3 Utterance Acts and Austin’s Theory of Pragmatics
In this post we shall analyse the three major Utterance Acts described in Austin’s Theory of Pragmatics. Austin (1962) postulates that when an individual makes an utterance
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Speech events in English Language
A speech event is what is going on, including both linguistic and non-linguistic activity that make up the context. Every
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