Pragmatics: From Theory to Practice - Softcover

Duncan, Judith Felson; Hewitt, Lynn E.; Sonnenmeier, Rae M.

9780136789888: Pragmatics: From Theory to Practice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136789889 ISBN 13: 9780136789888

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1994

The editors of this contributed volume explore the emerging theory of pragmatics, which views language learning as a process of learning about whole contexts rather than learning about rules.Interdisciplinary and highly practical, the text focuses on the implications of pragmatics theory and research for language therapy, and considers how pragmatics therapy methods in turn influence theorizing. It offers an innovative perspective that extends current approaches to pragmatics involving speech acts, turn taking, and semantic contingency training, thereby relating them more effectively to the discourse or event in which they take place.

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Explores the emerging theory of pragmatics, which sees language as a process of learning about whole concepts rather than learning about rules. The text considers the implications of pragmatics theory and research for language therapy, and how pragmatic therapy methods in turn influence theorizing.

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