英美文学知识整理课件1.pptVIP

Lecture 7 Pragmatics Content What is pragmatics ? ---The study of language in use or language communication; the study of the use of context to make inference about meaning. ---The study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. Some basic notions in Pragmatics Context Pragmatics vs. semantics Sentence meaning vs. utterance meaning Correctness vs. appropriateness Context Context---- a basic concept in the study of pragmatics. It is generally considered as constituted knowledge shared by the speaker and the hearer, such a