Contrastive pragmatics

Verschueren, Jef

doi:10.1075/hop.m2.con18

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“…Semantics and pragmatics are crucial for comprehending how language expresses meaning in addition to words. While pragmatics interprets meaning by taking into account the speaker's purpose and the listener's prior knowledge, semantics gives the fundamental meanings of words (Evans and Green 2018;Verschueren & Östman, 2022). This demonstrates how crucial context is to the development of meaning in language.…”

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“…Books usually include a cover to safeguard them. Conversely, pragmatics goes beyond this, taking into account the environment in which language is employed to ascertain the intended meaning (Verschueren & Östman, 2022). It recognizes that communication is a dynamic process that is influenced by a variety of elements, including the objective of the speaker, the background knowledge of the listener, and the external environment.…”

Section: Layers Of Language and Meaning In Pragmatics Semantics Vs Pr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A simple query like "can you pass the salt?" might indicate several things depending on the situation (Verschueren & Östman, 2022). According to Evans and Green (2018), finding the fundamental, non-figurative meaning that words and phrases transmit is the main goal of the study of semantics and the sense that they naturally have inside a language system.…”

Section: Emotional and Expressive Aspects Of Language: The Role Of Em...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar to a dictionary, it offers essential meanings without regard to context. Conversely, pragmatics looks at the environment of language usage to determine the intended meaning (Verschueren & Östman, 2022). It takes into account the listener's prior knowledge, the speaker's intention, and the external context (Levinson, 2013).…”

Section: Emotional and Expressive Aspects Of Language: The Role Of Em...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Pragmatics: Uncovering the Layers of Language and Meaning

Eragamreddy

2024

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The dynamic interaction of pragmatics, semantics, and culture in language understanding and communication is examined in this narrative review. The review emphasizes how pragmatics and semantics provide complementary viewpoints on language meaning, drawing on current findings in linguistics and communication studies. Semantics concentrates on the exact meanings of words, but pragmatics takes speaker intent and context into account. Comprehending both improves meaning interpretation and communication. The research also highlights how culture influences, how language is used and understood, especially when it comes to nonverbal cues like humor and manners. Language is used to communicate and understand emotions, and this is influenced by cultural quirks. The results highlight how crucial it is to take cultural background, emotional expression, and context into account when developing language instruction and communication approaches. The study ends with recommendations for future research, such as cross-cultural comparison studies, language change monitoring longitudinal studies, and examinations of how language usage is affected by digital platforms. This review advances pragmatics knowledge, which leads to more successful communication techniques in a variety of settings.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Layers Of Language and Meaning In Pragmatics Semantics Vs Pr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Emotional and Expressive Aspects Of Language: The Role Of Em...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Emotional and Expressive Aspects Of Language: The Role Of Em...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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