The document contrasts semantics and pragmatics, where semantics focuses on fixed meanings of words and grammatical rules, while pragmatics explores the contextual and conversational aspects of language use. It highlights three key communication skills related to language interaction and understanding. Pragmatics emphasizes the relationship between context, meaning, and communicators, while semantics relies solely on denotation and vocabulary.

1. Pragmatics Vs Semantics
Semantics
Pragmatics
The study of conversational, contextual,
and connotative use of language.
Make use of three major communication
skills like using language, changing
language, and following rules.
Focus on conversational, contextual,
representational meanings.
Deals with the meaning which is
dependent on the context.
Focus on the communicators (speakers and
listeners).
It is all about question of use.
Study the relationship between words,
communicators, and context.
The study of linguistic, literal, or
standard denotation meanings.
Covers a lot of study areas related to
language.
Focus on decontextualized, grammatical,
or conceptual meanings.
Doesn’t focus on the context, rather it deals
with meaning according to grammar and
vocabulary.
The focus is only on the general rules used
for a language.
It is all about question of meaning.
It is limited to the relation of words to
which they refer to.