In:Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual
Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
► pp. 1–26
The pragmatic perspective
Published online: 3 October 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.m2.prag
https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.m2.prag
Article outline
- 1.Pragmatics and its formative traditions
- 2.Pragmatics as a repository of interesting topics
- 3.The problem of delimitation
- 4.On dimensions, perspectives, methodology, and evidence
- 5.A functional perspective on language
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