PRAGMATICS: FOCUS ON THE STUDY OF HOW CONTEXT INFLUENCES THE INTERPRETATION OF MEANING IN ENGLISH
Abstract
Pragmatics is the study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning in English. It investigates how contextual factors such as the communicative situation, knowledge of the interlocutors, intentions, and contextual implications shape and modify the meaning of utterances in English. The study of pragmatics helps us understand which factors influence how we interpret and understand messages, and how these factors impact our speech acts and interactions with others in the English language.
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