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Linguistic Pragmatics:Conversational Implicature Content What is Pragmatics? 2.1 Definitions of Pragmatics 2.2 Two Schools of Contemporary Pragmatics 2.3 Branches of Pragmatics Background of Pragmatics Further Reading 3.1 Text books 3.2 Pragmatics Journals 3.3 Pragmatics Websites 1.1 Origin of Pragmatics 1.1.1 Origin of the Term Pragmatics 1.1.2 Origin of the Principle Pragmatics 1.2 Differences Between Semantics and Pragmatics 1.3 Development of Pragmatics Is this your pen? A teacher said this to a student leaving the classroom after class. a reminder: Dont leave it behind. Someone said this to a stranger beside in a post office. a request: May I use it? A mother said this to a child, especially if the pen is on the floor. a command: Pick it up! (Jiang Wangqi. Pragmatics Theories Applications. Peking University Press, 2000) Background of Pragmatics A brief introduction: Pragmatics is a newly arising discipline. Its English name was only invented in 1937 and its first major theory, Speech Act Theory, did not take shape until 50s. But it has been developing rapidly. By the early 80s, pragmatics had been generally accepted as one of the basic branches of linguistics together with phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Jiang Wangqi. Pragmatics Theories Applications. Peking University Press, 2000 The term “pragmatics” may be used in three senses: First, it may refer to a discipline. (Pragmatics is a newly arising discipline.) Secondly, the term may refer to itself. Thirdly, “pragmatics” may refer to the phenomenon of language use, or that of the regularity in language use. 1.1 Origin of Pragmatics Jiang Wangqi. Pragmatics Theories Applications. Peking University Press, 2000 Although pragmatics is a relatively new branch of linguistics, research on it can be dated back to ancient Greece and Rome where the term “pragmaticus” is found in late Latin and “pragmaticos” in Greek, both mean being practical. 1.1.