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Introducing Pragmatics
Pragmatics is concerned with 4 main areas: 1) studying a speaker's intended meaning, 2) how context influences meaning, 3) how listeners infer more from what is said than just the literal words, and 4) how the level of closeness between speakers is expressed. It differs from semantics and syntax in that pragmatics considers the relationships between linguistic forms and the users of those forms, allowing human aspects like intentions and assumptions to be analyzed. Studying language through pragmatics allows us to better understand intended meanings but is more difficult to do in an objective, consistent way compared to semantics or syntax.
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Introduction to pragmatics covering speaker's meaning, contextual meaning, and implied communications.
Discussion on the relationship of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics in linguistic analysis.
Explores the benefits and difficulties in studying language pragmatically and regularities in communication.
Presentation conclusion thanking the audience.
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- 1. PRAGMATICS Definitions and Background By:Siti Amalia
- 2. Pragmatics is concernedwithin 4 areas : 1. It’s a study of speaker’s meaning 2. It’s a study of contextual meaning 3. It’s a study of how more gets communicated than is said 4. It’s a study of the expression of relative distance
- 3. It’s a studyof speaker’s meaning Communicated by a speaker/writer the analysis of meaning by their utterances Interpreted by a listener U know what? You’re beautiful
- 4. It’s a studyof contextual meaning How the context influences what is said Consider: Who we’re talking to, where, when and under what circumstances
- 5. It’s a studyof how more gets communicated than is said How the listener recognized the invisible meaning (the untold ones) Listener makes inferences of what speaker said E.g: satire expression idiom expression
- 7. It’s a studyof the expression of relative distance the choice between the said and the unsaid DISTANCE CLOSENESS How close/distant the Physical, social, conceptual listener is, speakers determine how much needs to be said Implies shared experiences
- 8. Syntax, Semantics &Pragmatics
- 9. Syntax, Semantics &Pragmatics Syntax How the linguistic forms are arranged in sequence, doesn’t consider references, user of the forms Relationship between linguistic forms and Semantics entities in the world. How words literally connect to things Verbal descriptions & states of affair Regardless who produces that descriptions
- 10. Pragmatics Relationship between linguistic forms and users of those forms. Pragmatics is allowing human into the analysis
- 11. Studying Language viaPragmatics The advantages : The disadvantages: We are able to learn It is very human concepts, people’s intended so it’s difficult to meanings, their analyze in a consistent assumptions, their and objective way purposes, goals, and the kinds of actions E.g : requesting, commanding
- 13. Regularity • People tendto behave in an appropriate well within a familiar social group. On the other hand, they will become hesitate in a strange place. Kaifa haluki? Hmm… Alhamdulillah ??!!
- 14. • Most peoplewithin a linguistic community have similar basic experiences of the world and share a lot of non-linguistic knowledge. I want to buy a matic motorcyle, so It will be easy for me to ride on
- 15. Pragmatics Wastebasket A beautifulcow is talking to a girl and approach her immediately.
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