Pragmatics by Jean Stilwell Peccei
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.'Jean Stilwell Peccei does an excellent job of introducing the fundamental concepts in a practical and user-friendly manner' - Aidan Coveney, Modern Language Review
Jean Stilwell Peccei is a Senior Research Fellow and visiting lecturer at the Roehampton Institute London
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415205238 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415205239 |
| Title | Pragmatics |
| Author | Jean Stilwell Peccei |
| Series | Language Workbooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 106 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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