The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics, Paperback / softback Book

The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics Paperback / softback

Edited by Anne Barron, Yueguo Gu, Gerard (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Steen

Part of the Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics series

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The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics provides a state-of-the-art overview of the wide breadth of research in pragmatics.

An introductory section outlines a brief history, the main issues and key approaches and perspectives in the field, followed by a thought-provoking introductory chapter on interdisciplinarity by Jacob L.

Mey. A further thirty-eight chapters cover both traditional and newer areas of pragmatic research, divided into four sections: Methods and modalities Established fields Pragmatics across disciplines Applications of pragmatic research in today’s world.

With accessible, refreshing descriptions and discussions, and with a look towards future directions, this Handbook is an essential resource for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in pragmatics within English language and linguistics and communication studies.

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