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pragmalinguistics

pragmalinguistics noun: the study of the use of illocution in a language.

Noun

pragmalinguistics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the use of illocution in a language.

Questions about pragmalinguistics

What does pragmalinguistics mean?
Pragmalinguistics means the study of the use of illocution in a language.
What part of speech is pragmalinguistics?
Pragmalinguistics is a noun.

Words near pragmalinguistics in the dictionary

  1. Pragjyotisha
  2. pragma
  3. pragmalinguist
  4. pragmalinguistic
  5. pragmalinguistically
  6. pragmalinguistics
  7. pragmalinguists
  8. pragmas
  9. pragmat
  10. pragmata
  11. pragmatic

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