Introduction to PragmaticsBetty J. Birner

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Introduction to Pragmatics provides students with a clear and accessible guide to both traditional and contemporary approaches in the field, with a particular focus on the complex boundary between semantics and pragmatics and the role of context in communication.

This book:

Offers an up-to-date overview of pragmatics, covering both established theories and recent developments.
Addresses classic topics such as implicature, reference, presupposition, and speech acts, alongside newer areas of research including neo-Gricean theories, Relevance Theory, information structure, inference, and dynamic approaches to meaning.
Examines the relationship and boundaries between semantics and pragmatics.

Ideal for students encountering pragmatics for the first time, this text combines clarity with comprehensive coverage, making it an essential introduction to the subject.