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pragmatics

/pɹæɡˈmæ.tɪks/

pragmatics noun: the study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels. Also the plural of pragmatic.

Noun

pragmatics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels.
    • Holonym: linguistics
    • […] in the clause, only the adjective may be fronted; but if both a past participle and a verbal particle are present, either may be fronted. Topicalization, in which maximal projections are fronted to express pragmatics such as contrast, emphasis, […]2001, Arthur J. Holmer, Jan-Olof Svantesson, Åke Viberg, Proceedings of the 18th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics

Also used as

pragmatics is also the plural of pragmatic.

pragmatics meaning in Hindi, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese

pragmatics in Hindi

study of the use of the language in a social context
संकेतप्रयोगविज्ञान saṅketaprayogvijñān

pragmatics in Malay

study of the use of the language in a social context
pragmatik

pragmatics in Indonesian

study of the use of the language in a social context
pragmatik, pragmatika

pragmatics in Vietnamese

study of the use of the language in a social context
ngữ dụng học

Words formed from pragmatics

Words that rhyme with pragmatics

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Questions about pragmatics

What does pragmatics mean?
Pragmatics means the study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels.
What is pragmatics in Hindi?
Pragmatics in Hindi is संकेतप्रयोगविज्ञान (saṅketaprayogvijñān). See Pragmatics meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pragmatics?
Pragmatics is a noun.
How do you pronounce pragmatics?
Pragmatics is pronounced /pɹæɡˈmæ.tɪks/.

Words near pragmatics in the dictionary

  1. pragmaticize
  2. pragmaticized
  3. pragmaticizes
  4. pragmaticizing
  5. pragmatick
  6. pragmatics
  7. pragmatique
  8. pragmatise
  9. pragmatised
  10. pragmatiser
  11. pragmatisers

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