陇东学院：《语言学导论 Linguistics An Introduction》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Language in Use

Language in Use

Language in Use

Outline 旬 Introduction 旬 Context i Deixis, reference, anaphora 旬 Speech Acts i Cooperative principle in conversations 旬 Politeness

 Introduction  Context  Deixis, reference, anaphora  Speech Acts  Cooperative principle in conversations  Politeness Outline

Aims To know what is pragmatics and its main concerns To have a general idea about context and the notions of deixis, reference and anaphora; LR To understand the Speech Act theory, the Cooperative Principles in Conversation and Politeness Principles in Conversation

To know what is pragmatics and its main concern; To have a general idea about context and the notions of deixis, reference and anaphora; To understand the Speech Act theory, the Cooperative Principles in Conversation and Politeness Principles in Conversation. Aims

Definition of Pragmatics e The study of language in use. o The study of meaning in context o The study of speakers' meaning, utterance meaning, contextual meaning

Definition of Pragmatics ⚫ The study of language in use. ⚫ The study of meaning in context. ⚫ The study of speakers’ meaning, utterance meaning, & contextual meaning

Introduction 8 Pragmatics is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. It studies the following topics: deixis(指示功能), speech acts, indirect language, conversation, politeness, cross-cultural communication, and presupposition. Dai he 2002:84)

Introduction ❖ Pragmatics is the study of how speakers of a language use sentences to effect successful communication. It studies the following topics: deixis (指示功能), speech acts, indirect language, conversation, politeness, cross-cultural communication, and presupposition. (Dai & He, 2002: 84)

Pragmatics is the study of speaker meaning, contextual meaning, how more gets communicated than is said the expression of relative distance. (Yule, 2000, p. 3)

❖Pragmatics is the study of speaker meaning, contextual meaning, how more gets communicated than is said, the expression of relative distance. (Yule, 2000, p. 3)

What's the differences between Semantics and Pragmatics

What’s the differences between Semantics and Pragmatics?

The origin Semantics Context considered Context unconsidered Pragmatics Traditional semantics

The origin Semantics Context considered Context unconsidered Pragmatics Traditional semantics

Think over: Meaning's meaning 口 He meant to write。 Intended 口 a green light means go. e Indicate a Health means everything. has importance 口What’ s the meaning of life? Point a What does it mean to you? Convey o What does ghost'mean? refer to in the world

Think over: Meaning’s meaning  He meant to write.  A green light means go.  Health means everything.  What’s the meaning of life?  What does it mean to you?  What does ‘ghost’ mean?  Intended  Indicate  has importance  Point  Convey  refer to in the world

a Semanticists take meaning to be an inherent property of language, pragmatics regard meaning as something that is realized in the course of communication

Semanticists take meaning to be an inherent property of language, pragmatics regard meaning as something that is realized in the course of communication