Pragmatics A comphrehensive introduction into the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. Basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts are clearly explained, providing an excellent foundation for further study. By George Yule - (OUP)   Order Now > Book     An Introduction to Pragmatics - Social Action for Language Teachers An introductory look at pragmatics for undergraduate and graduate level students preparing to teach. By including the perspective of ESL and EFL educators, this book provides prospective teachers with an invaluable understanding of pragmatics. Covers areas such as evaluating textbooks and materials, assessment procedures for language proficiency, understanding the problems learners have with comprehension of messages requiring cognitive processing beyond that of the spoken or written word, and the integration of pragmatic competence in language teaching programs and materials. By Virginia LoCastro - (University of Michigan Press)   Order Now > Book       Pragmatics in Language Teaching An insightful exploration into the acquisition of pragmatics - language use in social contexts - in second and foreign language classrooms. This is a unique book, which offers a comprehensive and essential introduction to a rapidly growing area, and will be of interest to researchers, graduate students, and language teachers. By Kenneth R. Rose and Gabriele Kasper - (CUP)   Order Now > Paperback Edition | Hardback Edition     Communication Strategies This book explores the topic of communication strategies, the ways in which people seek to express themselves or understand what someone else is saying or writing. In includes studies taken from a psycholinguistic perspective, and e-examines communication strategies from a sociolinguistic perspective, exploring the strategies non-native speakers and their conversational partners use to create shared meanings in ongoing discourse. It also covers strategy-like behaviour in other related areas, such as language pathology, child bilingualism, normal native adult interaction, and mother tongue education. By Gabriele Kasper, Eric Kellerman - (Longman)   Order Now > Book       Semantics & Pragmatics Provides a broad introduction to these two related fields, and assumes no prior knowledge of either. It presents engaging examples, diagrams, tables and other illustrative material, as well as selected reading recommendations at the end of each chapter for introductory and advanced levels. Clear explanations of relevant terminology are also included.. By K Jaszczolt - (Longman)   Order Now > Book     Back to Bookstore