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Pragmatics, in its broad definition, is the study of language in use, or as Crystal puts it: “the study of language from the point of view of the users, especially the choices they make, the constraints they encounter in using language in social interaction, and the effects their use of language has on the other participants in an act of communication.” (2003: 364). This course provides an overview of major pragmatic concepts. Topics include speech acts, cooperation and relevance, politeness, impoliteness and other aspects of relational work. The lecture also covers cross-cultural and intercultural issues, interlanguage pragmatics and metapragmatic perspectives.
The lecture course usually consists of two parts, a lecture-style presentation and some practical work with language material as well as questions for discussion. |
