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Neuropragmatics

Published online: 3 October 2022
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Article outline
  • 1.Definition
  • 3.Research domains
    • 3.1Communicative intentions and speech acts
    • 3.2Non-literal meanings
    • 3.3Discourse phenomena
    • 3.4Temporal issues
  • 4.Final remarks
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
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