Pragmatics and Discourse
A Resource Book for Students
Price: $140.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-44668-6
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 6th December 2007
- Pages: 256
About the Book
Pragmatics and Discourse:
- has been revised and reorganized to place more emphasis on pragmatics
- covers the core areas of the subject: Context and Co-Text, Speech Act Theory, Conversation Analysis, Exchange Structure, Interactional Sociolinguistics, the Cooperative Principle, Politeness Theory and extends to more applied areas: Corpus Linguistics & Communities of Practice, and Intercultural Pragmatics, Interlanguage Pragmatics & Language Learning
- draws on a wealth of texts: from Bend it Like Beckham and The Motorcycle Diaries to political speeches, newspaper extracts and blogs
- provides classic readings from the key names in the discipline, from Sperber and Wilson to Fairclough, Wodak and Gumperz
- is accompanied by a supporting website.
Key features of the new edition include: two new strands on Corpora & Communities and Culture & Language Learning; the merging of two strands on Context and Co-Text; new material from speaker-based cognitive linguistics; updated references; and fresh examples and exercises.
Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language and linguistics.
The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415446679>
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction: Concepts in Pragmatics and Discourse 1. Context and Co-Text 2. Speech Acts 3. Conversation 4. Cooperative Principle 5. Politeness 6. Corpora and Communities 7. Culture and Language Learning Part 2: Development: Studies in Pragmatics 8. Context and Co-Text 9. Speech Acts 10. Conversation 11. Cooperative Principle 12. Politeness 13. Corpora and Communities 14. Culture and Language Learning Part 3: Exploration: Data for Investigation 15. Context and Co-Text 16. Speech Acts 17. Conversation 18. Cooperative Principle 19. Politeness 20. Corpora and Communities 21. Culture and Language Learning Part 4: Extension: Readings 22. Context and Co-Text 23. Speech Acts 24. Conversation 25. Cooperative Principle 26. Politeness 27. Corpora and Communities 28. Culture and Language Learning