语用学

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 The origin and development of pragmatics

1.1.1 The philosophical origin

1.1.2 The growth ofpragmatics in modem linguistics

1.1.3 The two traditions of study

1.2 Definitions ofpragmatics

1.3 Pragmatic study of meaning

1.4 The notion of context

1.4.1 The early explications of context

1.4.2 The role of context in utterance interpretation

1.4.3 The dynamic nature of context

1.4.4 The manipulability of context

Study questions

Further reading

Chapter 2 Reference and Deixis

2.1 The notion of reference

2.2 Major types of reference

2.2.1 Definite reference

2.2.2 Indefnite reference

2.2.3 Generic reference

2.2.4 Non-referential uses of referring expressions

2.3 The philosophical studies of reference

2.3.1 Two theories of reference

2.3.2 Two distinct uses of definite descriptions

2.4 Referential opacity

Chapter 3 Speech Act Theory

Chapter 4 Conversational Implicature

Chapter 5 Pragmatic Studies of Politeness

Chapter 6 Pragmatic Studies of Conversation

Chapter 7 Presupposition

Chapter 8 Cross-cultural Pragmatics

Chapter 9 Application of Pragmatics：Demonstration Analysis

Chapter 10 Pragmatics Ressearch Methodology

References

Glossary

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