Critical Pragmatics

by Kepa Korta, John R. Perry, John Perry

Book Overview

Critical Pragmatics develops three ideas: language is a way of doing things with words; meanings of phrases and contents of utterances derive ultimately from human intentions; and language combines with other factors to allow humans to achieve communicative goals. In this book, Kepa Korta and John Perry explain why critical pragmatics provides a coherent picture of how parts of language study fit together within the broader picture of human thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521748674
• ISBN13: 9780521748674
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"