Revised and updated to reflect recent theoretical developments in the field, Semantics, 4th
Edition, presents an engaging and accessible introduction to the study of meaning in …

Yan Huang's highly successful textbook on pragmatics-the study of language in use-has
been fully revised and updated in this second edition. It includes a brand new chapter on …

In this article, we provide a narrative review of research literature on the development of
pragmatic skills and the social uses of language in children and adolescents, with a focus on …

The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics presents a comprehensive introduction to the main
concepts and terms of sociolinguistics, and of the goals, methods, and findings of …

An utterance to explain how speakers use language to accomplish intended actions and
how the hearers infer intended meaning from what is said called as a speech acts. The study …

This interview was conducted with Professor Keith Allan with the aim of providing a brief but
informative summary of the state of the art of pragmatics. In providing answers to the …

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-
stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an …

While lying has been a topic in the philosophy of language, there has been a lack of
genuine linguistic analysis of lying. Exploring lying at the semantics-pragmatics interface …

Die Pragmatik gehört nicht zu den Gebieten, mit denen sich die Linguistik traditionell befasst
hat—Phonetik/Phonologie, Morphologie, Syntax und etwas Semantik, das waren traditionell …

This book offers a semantic and metasemantic inquiry into the representation of meaning in
linguistic interaction. Kasia Jaszczolt's view represents the most radical stance on meaning …