Pragmatics (Routledge English Language Introductions (Paperback))

Previously published as Pragmatics and Discourse, the newedition of this best-selling textbook:



has been revised and reorganised to focus solely on pragmatics


covers the core areas of the subject: context, co-text, speech acts, conversation structure, the cooperative principle, politeness and extends to more applied areas: corpora & communities, and culture & language learning


draws on a wealth of texts that include political speeches and newspaper extracts




provides classic readings from the leading scholars in the discipline




is accompanied by a companion website featuring extra activities and advice for professors and students on how to use the book.