Contemporary pragmatics

Author: Jiang Wangqi
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book elaborates on the new theories and research findings in contemporary pragmatics, serving as a companion volume to the author's book "Pragmatics - Theory and Application" (English) published by this press in 2001. Written in Chinese, it facilitates a comprehensive understanding of the essence of pragmatics for a broad readership. Unlike general pragmatics textbooks, this book not only strives to present and analyze contemporary pragmatics theories in their original form but also focuses on articulating the author's own perspectives and evaluations of various major theories, along with suggestions for revision or improvement. It incorporates the author's long-term achievements in pragmatics research, making it a high-level research-oriented textbook.