Pragmatics: A Linguistic Approach to the 21st Century

Author: Yan Chensong et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book systematically introduces the history and current state of pragmatic research both domestically and internationally. It selects and compiles 27 papers published in domestic academic journals over the past two decades, showcasing the fundamental research directions and major achievements in Chinese pragmatics. The selected papers cover topics such as theoretical overviews, deictics, conversational implicature and relevance, cross-cultural pragmatics, and contrastive pragmatics. The editors also provide objective critiques of each article regarding their research background, value, and development directions to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the content. At the end, a comprehensive bibliography of key literature in this field is provided. This book not only promotes the study of linguistic theory but also serves as a relatively complete reference for teaching, making it suitable for language researchers, graduate and undergraduate students in linguistics, as well as all readers interested in pragmatics.