Pragmatics of Language and Literature
Author : Teun A. van Dijk
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Pragmatics and Literature
Author : Siobhan Chapman
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,55 MB
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 902726192X
Book Description
Pragmatics and Literature is an important collection of new work by leading practitioners working at the interface between pragmatic theory and literary analysis. The individual studies collected here draw on a variety of theoretical approaches and are concerned with a range of literary genres. All have a shared focus on applying ideas from specific pragmatic frameworks to understanding the production, interpretation and evaluation of literary texts. A full-length introductory chapter highlights distinctions and contrasts between pragmatic theories, but also brings out complementarities, shared aims and assumptions, and ways in which different pragmatic theories can make different contributions to our understanding of literary texts. The book as a whole encourages a sense of coherence for the field and presents insights from various approaches for systematic comparison. Building on previous work by the editors, the contributors and others, it makes a significant contribution to the growing field of pragmatic literary stylistics.
Literary Pragmatics (Routledge Revivals)
Author : Roger D Sell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317565193
Book Description
Up until the mid-1980s most pragmatic analysis had been done on spoken language use, considerably less on written use, and very little at all on literary activity. This has now radically changed. ‘Pragmatics’ could be informally defined as the study of relationships between language and its users. This volume, first published in 1991, seeks to reposition literary activity at the centre of that study. The internationally renowned contributors draw together two main streams. On the one hand, there are concerns which are close to the syntax and semantics of mainstream linguistics, and on the other, there are concerns ranging towards anthropological linguistics, socio- and psycholinguistics. Literary Pragmatics represents an antidote to the fragmenting specialization so characteristic of the humanities in the twentieth century. This book will be of lasting value to students of linguistics, literature and society. Roger D. Sell discusses the reissue of Literary Pragmatics here: http://www.routledge.com/articles/roger_d._sell_discusses_the_reissue_of_literary_pragmatics/
Pragmatic Literary Stylistics
Author : S. Chapman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137023279
Book Description
In considering the ways in which current theories of language in use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis, interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides a foundation for future research and debate.
Pragmatics
Author : Stephen C. Levinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 1983-06-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521294140
Book Description
An integrative and lucid analysis of central topics in the field of linguistic pragmatics deixis, implicature, presupposition, speed acts, and conversational structure.
A Humanizing Literary Pragmatics
Author : Roger D. Sell
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 33,6 MB
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027262020
Book Description
In much of his earlier work Roger D. Sell was shaping literary studies, historical perspectives, and pragmatics into a fluent interdisciplinarity. This enabled him to explore the fundamentally human relationships which develop between literary writers and those who respond to them. Literary writers, through their handling of deixis, evaluative and modal expressions, tellability, politeness norms, and genre expectations, activate the same interpersonal function of language as do other language users, and respondents’ hermeneutic contextualizations of literary texts are no less standard as a pragmatic procedure. Not that context is completely determinative. In Sell’s account, human beings are profoundly influenced by society, but can sometimes enter into co-adaptations with it. Like other people, literary writers and their respondents are “social individuals”, who themselves benefit from respecting each other’s relative autonomy. As well as explaining these theoretical positions, the papers selected here offered critical re-assessments of some major writers, including Chaucer and Dickens. They also suggested new ways of dealing with literary texts in literary and language education at all levels.
Pragmatics
Author : Siobhan Chapman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 28,96 MB
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1350308676
Book Description
This core textbook provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the field of pragmatics: the study of the relationship between linguistic meaning and context. Assuming no prior knowledge, Siobhan Chapman surveys the development of pragmatics from the very beginning to the present day and engages with recent debates on topics such as experimental pragmatics and (im)politeness theory. Readers will develop their knowledge of how pragmatics interacts with other areas of language, such as semantics, and of how it has been applied to the study of various aspects of language in use, including literature, language acquisition and clinical linguistics. Comprehensive and highly readable, this is an essential text for undergraduates or postgraduates enrolled on specialist modules in pragmatics or on more general linguistics courses. It is also an ideal resource for researchers in linguistics or related disciplines who are interested in how the field is developing.
Teaching and Learning Pragmatics
Author : Noriko Ishihara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,82 MB
Release : 2014-07-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1317863097
Book Description
An understanding of sociocultural context is crucial in second language learning – yet developing this awareness often poses a real challenge to the typical language learner. This book is a practical language teachers’ guide that focuses on how to teach socially and culturally appropriate language for effective communication. Moving beyond a purely theoretical approach to pragmatics, the volume offers practical advice to teachers, with hands-on classroom tasks included in every chapter. Readers will be able to: · Identify possible causes of learner errors and choices in cross-cultural communication · Understand second language acquisition theories that support their classroom practices · Develop a pragmatics-focused instructional component, classroom-based assessments, and curricula · Help learners to become more strategic about their learning and performance of speech acts · Incorporate technology into their approach to teaching pragmatics This book aims to close the gap between what research in pragmatics has found and how language is generally taught today. It will be of interest to all language teachers, graduate students in language teaching and linguistics, teacher educators, and developers of materials for teaching language.
Pragmatics & Language Learning, Volume 11
Author : Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig
Publisher : Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 35,29 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0824831373
Book Description
"This volume features cutting-edge research on L2 pragmatics from a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches. It offers fresh perspectives on standard topics such as the use and learning of speech acts and the pragmatic meanings of linguistic resources, and the effect of planned intervention on pragmatic development in language instruction. The chapters also document researchers' increasing attention to different forms of computer-mediated communication as environments for using and developing L2 pragmatic competence, and of conversation analysis as an approach to different aspects of interaction in a variety of settings."--Publisher's website (nflrc.hawaii.edu/).
Pragmatics Online
Author : Kate Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 2022-02-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1000519082
Book Description
Pragmatics Online examines the use and interpretation of language and communication in digitally mediated contexts. It provides insight into how meaning is communicated online, with a focus on how users negotiate and navigate the constraints and resources of social media sites and other online contexts. The book introduces key concepts in the study of digital contexts and online communication, and discusses how these can be understood from the perspective of pragmatics. Each chapter examines a different topic and includes an overview of key research alongside original pragmatic analyses of data. Topics include sharing and liking, emoji and emotions, memes, and clickbait. Kate Scott focuses on how ideas and topics from pragmatics can be applied to mediated contexts, irrespective of the particular media. The book is an essential guide to the pragmatics of online discourse and behaviour for students and researchers working in the areas of digital pragmatics, language and media, and English language, linguistics, and communication studies.
