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Pragmatics
George Yule 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book outlines pragmatics, the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. Basic concepts such as the cooperative principle, deixis, and speech acts are explained and illustrated, providing readers with an ideal foundation for further study.
Review
‘The strength of this book lies in the conciseness of the description of each separate area.’
— ELT Journal
About the Author
George Yule has taught linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Hawai’i, the University of Minnesota and Louisiana State University.
