The document discusses several key topics in pragmatics:
1. It addresses how people communicate implied meanings through context and how interpretations can vary.
2. It examines models of communication, including the code model and importance of intentions and background knowledge.
3. It explores how context influences language use through politeness principles, speech acts, and sociocultural norms.
This chapter provides an overview of worldview and the six major world religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Confucianism. It defines worldview as a model that guides people in their reality and discusses how religion addresses questions of mortality. The religions are then compared based on their core assumptions, numbers of followers, and other key characteristics.
This document discusses different types of grammar including prescriptive, descriptive, and pedagogical grammars. It addresses issues in describing grammar such as which rules to describe, varieties of language, and the relationship between form and function. The document also covers limitations of grammatical descriptions, including the interdependence of grammar and lexis. Finally, it discusses how grammar is learned and approaches to teaching grammar, such as input flooding, guided participation, and feedback.
This document provides an overview of the development of the field of pragmatics. It discusses three stages: 1) the origins of pragmatics in the 1930s-1940s, 2) the establishment of speech act theory and implicature theory from 1950-1960, and 3) pragmatics becoming an independent discipline from the 1970s onward. It also describes two schools of pragmatics - the British/American school focusing on grammar and micro-level aspects, and the European school taking a broader, macro-level approach integrating other fields.
Grice proposes the cooperative principle to guide successful conversations. The cooperative principle includes four maxims: quantity, quality, relation, and manner. The maxims obligate speakers to be informative but not too brief or long, truthful, relevant to the topic, and clear. While people generally observe the maxims, there are times when maxims are violated, infringed upon, opted out of, or flouted to convey hidden meanings.
Two Views of Discourse Structure: As a Product and As a ProcessCRISALDO CORDURA
This is are 3 presenter presentation on the discussion of "Two Views of Discourse Structure: As a Product and As a Process"
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https://uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/media/lectures/8/8_2020_03_30!04_57_35_PM.pptx
and
The book from the school
Cooperation and implicature are fundamentally linked in conversation. Cooperation means that speakers and listeners do not intend to confuse or mislead each other, but rather convey true and relevant statements. Implicatures are inferred based on assumptions that the speaker is observing principles of cooperation, such as providing enough information (quantity), truthful information (quality), and clear, unambiguous information (manner and relation). Implicatures are part of what is communicated implicitly rather than explicitly stated.
The document discusses the field of pragmatics. It defines pragmatics as the study of meaning as communicated by speakers and interpreted by listeners/readers, focusing on contextual meaning. It notes that pragmatics examines how listeners can infer intended meaning based on context to understand what is said or written. The document also contrasts pragmatics with semantics and syntax, provides examples of pragmatic meaning vs semantic meaning, and discusses how pragmatic failures in cross-cultural communication can occur if the pragmatic rules/principles of different cultures are not understood.
Applied linguistics uses knowledge about language, how it is learned, and how it is used to solve real-world problems. It includes areas like second language teaching, literacy, speech pathology, and translation. Applied linguistics has developed over the 20th century through different language teaching methods like the direct method, grammar translation, and audiolingualism. More recently, it views language in holistic and integrative ways rather than discrete skills, and considers the language learner's perspective. It also takes new approaches to teaching the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Applied linguistics often lacks definitive answers because language occurs between people and in the mind.
This chapter provides an overview of worldview and the six major world religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Confucianism. It defines worldview as a model that guides people in their reality and discusses how religion addresses questions of mortality. The religions are then compared based on their core assumptions, numbers of followers, and other key characteristics.
This document discusses different types of grammar including prescriptive, descriptive, and pedagogical grammars. It addresses issues in describing grammar such as which rules to describe, varieties of language, and the relationship between form and function. The document also covers limitations of grammatical descriptions, including the interdependence of grammar and lexis. Finally, it discusses how grammar is learned and approaches to teaching grammar, such as input flooding, guided participation, and feedback.
This document provides an overview of the development of the field of pragmatics. It discusses three stages: 1) the origins of pragmatics in the 1930s-1940s, 2) the establishment of speech act theory and implicature theory from 1950-1960, and 3) pragmatics becoming an independent discipline from the 1970s onward. It also describes two schools of pragmatics - the British/American school focusing on grammar and micro-level aspects, and the European school taking a broader, macro-level approach integrating other fields.
Grice proposes the cooperative principle to guide successful conversations. The cooperative principle includes four maxims: quantity, quality, relation, and manner. The maxims obligate speakers to be informative but not too brief or long, truthful, relevant to the topic, and clear. While people generally observe the maxims, there are times when maxims are violated, infringed upon, opted out of, or flouted to convey hidden meanings.
Two Views of Discourse Structure: As a Product and As a ProcessCRISALDO CORDURA
This is are 3 presenter presentation on the discussion of "Two Views of Discourse Structure: As a Product and As a Process"
Credit to
https://uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/media/lectures/8/8_2020_03_30!04_57_35_PM.pptx
and
The book from the school
Cooperation and implicature are fundamentally linked in conversation. Cooperation means that speakers and listeners do not intend to confuse or mislead each other, but rather convey true and relevant statements. Implicatures are inferred based on assumptions that the speaker is observing principles of cooperation, such as providing enough information (quantity), truthful information (quality), and clear, unambiguous information (manner and relation). Implicatures are part of what is communicated implicitly rather than explicitly stated.
The document discusses the field of pragmatics. It defines pragmatics as the study of meaning as communicated by speakers and interpreted by listeners/readers, focusing on contextual meaning. It notes that pragmatics examines how listeners can infer intended meaning based on context to understand what is said or written. The document also contrasts pragmatics with semantics and syntax, provides examples of pragmatic meaning vs semantic meaning, and discusses how pragmatic failures in cross-cultural communication can occur if the pragmatic rules/principles of different cultures are not understood.
Applied linguistics uses knowledge about language, how it is learned, and how it is used to solve real-world problems. It includes areas like second language teaching, literacy, speech pathology, and translation. Applied linguistics has developed over the 20th century through different language teaching methods like the direct method, grammar translation, and audiolingualism. More recently, it views language in holistic and integrative ways rather than discrete skills, and considers the language learner's perspective. It also takes new approaches to teaching the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Applied linguistics often lacks definitive answers because language occurs between people and in the mind.
This document provides an overview of pragmatics, including:
- Pragmatics is the study of context and implied meaning in language. It examines how language is used in real situations.
- Key developments that established pragmatics as a field in linguistics occurred in the 1930s-1980s.
- Pragmatics studies implicatures, expressions of distance, and how context contributes to meaning beyond the literal words. It considers relationships between linguistic forms and their users.
The document discusses the topic of pragmatics, which is presented by a group including Mohammad Waqas, Tayyaba ishfaq, Rabia, and Danish. Pragmatics is introduced as the study of language in use and actual conversation, concerned with speaker meaning rather than dictionary definitions. While pragmatics involves social and psychological factors making it interdisciplinary, it is also considered a branch of linguistics. Key aspects of pragmatics discussed include speech acts, rhetorical structure, conversational implicature, and management of reference through deixis.
This document discusses different settings for second language learning, including natural acquisition settings, structured-based instructional settings, and communicative instructional settings. It outlines key differences in how language is presented and practiced in each setting. The document also discusses factors that influence language learning like teaching methods, language input, authentic vs non-authentic language examples, and the balance between complexity, accuracy and fluency in the classroom.
This document discusses national and official languages, providing examples from different countries. It defines a national language as the language of a political, cultural, and social unit that symbolizes national unity, while an official language is simply used for government business. Some countries have multiple official languages but one dominant national language. Developing a national language involves selecting a variety, standardizing its structure through codification, extending its functions through elaboration, and securing its acceptance among the population through prestige planning. Linguists often play an important role in the standardization and codification of national languages.
The document discusses Geoffrey Leech's Politeness Principle and the theories of politeness proposed by Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson. Leech proposed maxims of politeness for conversational exchanges, including tact, generosity, approbation, and modesty. Brown and Levinson defined politeness as actions taken to counter face-threatening acts. They identified two aspects of face - negative face involving freedom from imposition and positive face involving desire for approval. Politeness strategies aim to preserve both kinds of face, including bald requests, positive politeness showing friendly intent, negative politeness admitting potential imposition, and indirect off-record strategies.
This presentation is an introduction to some classic definitions and concepts in second language Acquisition. It is part of the seminar on applied linguistics offered at Universidad del Valle.
Pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning. It studies how people choose language in social interactions and how those choices affect others. Pragmatics looks at speaker meaning rather than just word meanings alone. It examines how inferences, context, and the unsaid contribute to communicated meaning. Pragmatics also studies deixis, which uses language to point or refer to people, places, times, and things that depend on shared context between speakers and listeners. Politeness and face are also part of pragmatics, examining how people navigate social relationships and maintain self-image through their language choices.
This document provides an overview of conversational implicature including:
- Grice's contributions to implicature through his cooperative principles and how flouting them leads to implicature.
- Types of implicature such as generalized, particularized, and scalar.
- The difference between conversational and conventional implicature.
- Examples of implicature derived from flouting the Gricean maxims of quality, quantity, relation, and manner.
Discourse analysis session 10 and 11 _ 05_12_2021 Pragmatics and discourse an...Dr.Badriya Al Mamari
This document outlines the topics that will be covered in sessions 10 and 11 of a Discourse Analysis course. Session 10 will cover discourse and pragmatics, including what pragmatics is, the relationship between language, context and discourse, and speech acts and discourse. Session 11 will focus on politeness, including politeness strategies, how politeness varies across cultures and gender, and how failures in cross-cultural politeness can inhibit communication. The course is taught by Dr. Badriya Al Mamari during the 2021/2022 academic year for English Language and Literature majors.
Types of errors
Among the most frequent sources of errors Brown counts
(1) interlingual transfer,
(2) intralingual transfer,
(3) context of learning,
and (4) various communication strategies the learners use
Rachel and Ross infringe the maxims of quantity and manner due to drunkenness, leading to unclear and overly verbose speech. Joey seeks their help in a serious matter but they are unable to cooperate due to their impaired state.
Referential and attributive uses chapter 3, George YuleMarisol87M
The document discusses reference and inference in language. It explains that referring expressions like proper nouns, noun phrases, and pronouns are used to refer to entities or people. Inference is needed to understand vague expressions. Referring expressions get their meaning from the context and co-text surrounding them. Co-text refers to the words surrounding a referring expression that help identify its referent. Both context and co-text are important for understanding reference.
Discourse analysis and phonology. learning activity 1.4Ely Almeida
This document discusses various linguistic concepts related to discourse analysis and phonology, including intonation, rhythm, word stress, prominence, tonality, and pitch. It examines how these elements are used to construct meaning and manage discourse. Speakers can choose prominence on syllables, tones like rising and falling pitch, and their overall pitch or "key" to convey attitudes, structure information, and engage interactively. The functions of prominence, tone, and pitch level need to be analyzed separately but also considered together as unified system that speakers adjust in conversation.
This document discusses various types of movement in language, including movement of words, phrases, and affixes. It provides examples of movement from different levels of language structure, such as wh-movement at the word level, prepositional phrase movement at the phrase level, and affix hopping at the morphological level. The document also explains how movement is triggered by the need to check functional features and maintain constituency. Traces are used to indicate the origin of elements that have undergone movement. In summary, this document analyzes movement as a fundamental linguistic phenomenon that occurs at multiple levels of language and is driven by adjacency and feature-checking requirements.
Chapter 4 Languages in Contact: Multilingual Societies and Multilingual Disco...أحمد يوسف
- Multilingualism is common across the world, with speakers often using multiple languages in daily life depending on the context. This document discusses concepts like diglossia, where distinct "high" and "low" varieties of the same language are used under different conditions.
- Code-switching refers to switching between languages or language varieties within conversations. It can be obligatory, as in diglossia, or optional. Accommodation through convergence and divergence also influences code-switching.
- Multilingual identities are fluid and culturally constructed, as seen in examples of Dominican Americans in the US asserting their own identity through language use.
The document summarizes the Audiolingual method, which was influenced by structural linguistics and behaviorism. It became popular after WWII through the Army Specialized Training Program and focused on oral drills, memorization of dialogs, and habit formation. However, it declined in the 1960s due to weaknesses in its theoretical foundations and practical results, as students struggled to communicate outside the classroom. Noam Chomsky further criticized the method for viewing language as a habit rather than creative process.
Discourse analysis (Schmitt's book chapter 4)Samira Rahmdel
The document discusses discourse analysis and its approaches. It covers conversational analysis, ethnography, speech act theory, structural functional linguistics, and systemic functional linguistics. Conversational analysis examines patterns in turn-taking, adjacency pairs, and back-channel responses in natural conversations. Ethnography uses the speaking grid and analyzes speech events and genres. Structural functional linguistics developed models to analyze classroom discourse with transactions, exchanges, moves, and acts.
This document discusses coherence in discourse interpretation and outlines several key aspects:
1) Coherence refers to interpreting language in context based on general principles.
2) Communicative functions are determined using socio-cultural rules rather than just linguistic rules.
3) Inferences play an important role in filling in missing information and connecting different parts of a discourse. A variety of knowledge structures like frames, scripts, and schemas stored in memory help guide inference generation.
The document discusses various linguistic concepts related to cohesion and coherence in texts, including:
- Text, texture, ties, cohesion, and different types of reference such as exophoric, endophoric, anaphora, and cataphora.
- Substitution and its types including nominal, verbal, and clausal substitution.
- Ellipsis and its occurrence when structurally necessary elements are left unsaid, discussing nominal, verbal, and clausal ellipsis.
- Examples are provided to illustrate each concept.
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) studies the connection between neurology, language, and behavioral patterns to effect positive change. It posits that people experience the world through subjective sensory representations and can model successful behaviors and mindsets of others. NLP techniques aim to reprogram limiting beliefs and unwanted behaviors through methods like anchoring positive feelings to external stimuli.
This document provides an overview of pragmatics, including:
- Pragmatics is the study of context and implied meaning in language. It examines how language is used in real situations.
- Key developments that established pragmatics as a field in linguistics occurred in the 1930s-1980s.
- Pragmatics studies implicatures, expressions of distance, and how context contributes to meaning beyond the literal words. It considers relationships between linguistic forms and their users.
The document discusses the topic of pragmatics, which is presented by a group including Mohammad Waqas, Tayyaba ishfaq, Rabia, and Danish. Pragmatics is introduced as the study of language in use and actual conversation, concerned with speaker meaning rather than dictionary definitions. While pragmatics involves social and psychological factors making it interdisciplinary, it is also considered a branch of linguistics. Key aspects of pragmatics discussed include speech acts, rhetorical structure, conversational implicature, and management of reference through deixis.
This document discusses different settings for second language learning, including natural acquisition settings, structured-based instructional settings, and communicative instructional settings. It outlines key differences in how language is presented and practiced in each setting. The document also discusses factors that influence language learning like teaching methods, language input, authentic vs non-authentic language examples, and the balance between complexity, accuracy and fluency in the classroom.
This document discusses national and official languages, providing examples from different countries. It defines a national language as the language of a political, cultural, and social unit that symbolizes national unity, while an official language is simply used for government business. Some countries have multiple official languages but one dominant national language. Developing a national language involves selecting a variety, standardizing its structure through codification, extending its functions through elaboration, and securing its acceptance among the population through prestige planning. Linguists often play an important role in the standardization and codification of national languages.
The document discusses Geoffrey Leech's Politeness Principle and the theories of politeness proposed by Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson. Leech proposed maxims of politeness for conversational exchanges, including tact, generosity, approbation, and modesty. Brown and Levinson defined politeness as actions taken to counter face-threatening acts. They identified two aspects of face - negative face involving freedom from imposition and positive face involving desire for approval. Politeness strategies aim to preserve both kinds of face, including bald requests, positive politeness showing friendly intent, negative politeness admitting potential imposition, and indirect off-record strategies.
This presentation is an introduction to some classic definitions and concepts in second language Acquisition. It is part of the seminar on applied linguistics offered at Universidad del Valle.
Pragmatics is the study of how context contributes to meaning. It studies how people choose language in social interactions and how those choices affect others. Pragmatics looks at speaker meaning rather than just word meanings alone. It examines how inferences, context, and the unsaid contribute to communicated meaning. Pragmatics also studies deixis, which uses language to point or refer to people, places, times, and things that depend on shared context between speakers and listeners. Politeness and face are also part of pragmatics, examining how people navigate social relationships and maintain self-image through their language choices.
This document provides an overview of conversational implicature including:
- Grice's contributions to implicature through his cooperative principles and how flouting them leads to implicature.
- Types of implicature such as generalized, particularized, and scalar.
- The difference between conversational and conventional implicature.
- Examples of implicature derived from flouting the Gricean maxims of quality, quantity, relation, and manner.
Discourse analysis session 10 and 11 _ 05_12_2021 Pragmatics and discourse an...Dr.Badriya Al Mamari
This document outlines the topics that will be covered in sessions 10 and 11 of a Discourse Analysis course. Session 10 will cover discourse and pragmatics, including what pragmatics is, the relationship between language, context and discourse, and speech acts and discourse. Session 11 will focus on politeness, including politeness strategies, how politeness varies across cultures and gender, and how failures in cross-cultural politeness can inhibit communication. The course is taught by Dr. Badriya Al Mamari during the 2021/2022 academic year for English Language and Literature majors.
Types of errors
Among the most frequent sources of errors Brown counts
(1) interlingual transfer,
(2) intralingual transfer,
(3) context of learning,
and (4) various communication strategies the learners use
Rachel and Ross infringe the maxims of quantity and manner due to drunkenness, leading to unclear and overly verbose speech. Joey seeks their help in a serious matter but they are unable to cooperate due to their impaired state.
Referential and attributive uses chapter 3, George YuleMarisol87M
The document discusses reference and inference in language. It explains that referring expressions like proper nouns, noun phrases, and pronouns are used to refer to entities or people. Inference is needed to understand vague expressions. Referring expressions get their meaning from the context and co-text surrounding them. Co-text refers to the words surrounding a referring expression that help identify its referent. Both context and co-text are important for understanding reference.
Discourse analysis and phonology. learning activity 1.4Ely Almeida
This document discusses various linguistic concepts related to discourse analysis and phonology, including intonation, rhythm, word stress, prominence, tonality, and pitch. It examines how these elements are used to construct meaning and manage discourse. Speakers can choose prominence on syllables, tones like rising and falling pitch, and their overall pitch or "key" to convey attitudes, structure information, and engage interactively. The functions of prominence, tone, and pitch level need to be analyzed separately but also considered together as unified system that speakers adjust in conversation.
This document discusses various types of movement in language, including movement of words, phrases, and affixes. It provides examples of movement from different levels of language structure, such as wh-movement at the word level, prepositional phrase movement at the phrase level, and affix hopping at the morphological level. The document also explains how movement is triggered by the need to check functional features and maintain constituency. Traces are used to indicate the origin of elements that have undergone movement. In summary, this document analyzes movement as a fundamental linguistic phenomenon that occurs at multiple levels of language and is driven by adjacency and feature-checking requirements.
Chapter 4 Languages in Contact: Multilingual Societies and Multilingual Disco...أحمد يوسف
- Multilingualism is common across the world, with speakers often using multiple languages in daily life depending on the context. This document discusses concepts like diglossia, where distinct "high" and "low" varieties of the same language are used under different conditions.
- Code-switching refers to switching between languages or language varieties within conversations. It can be obligatory, as in diglossia, or optional. Accommodation through convergence and divergence also influences code-switching.
- Multilingual identities are fluid and culturally constructed, as seen in examples of Dominican Americans in the US asserting their own identity through language use.
The document summarizes the Audiolingual method, which was influenced by structural linguistics and behaviorism. It became popular after WWII through the Army Specialized Training Program and focused on oral drills, memorization of dialogs, and habit formation. However, it declined in the 1960s due to weaknesses in its theoretical foundations and practical results, as students struggled to communicate outside the classroom. Noam Chomsky further criticized the method for viewing language as a habit rather than creative process.
Discourse analysis (Schmitt's book chapter 4)Samira Rahmdel
The document discusses discourse analysis and its approaches. It covers conversational analysis, ethnography, speech act theory, structural functional linguistics, and systemic functional linguistics. Conversational analysis examines patterns in turn-taking, adjacency pairs, and back-channel responses in natural conversations. Ethnography uses the speaking grid and analyzes speech events and genres. Structural functional linguistics developed models to analyze classroom discourse with transactions, exchanges, moves, and acts.
This document discusses coherence in discourse interpretation and outlines several key aspects:
1) Coherence refers to interpreting language in context based on general principles.
2) Communicative functions are determined using socio-cultural rules rather than just linguistic rules.
3) Inferences play an important role in filling in missing information and connecting different parts of a discourse. A variety of knowledge structures like frames, scripts, and schemas stored in memory help guide inference generation.
The document discusses various linguistic concepts related to cohesion and coherence in texts, including:
- Text, texture, ties, cohesion, and different types of reference such as exophoric, endophoric, anaphora, and cataphora.
- Substitution and its types including nominal, verbal, and clausal substitution.
- Ellipsis and its occurrence when structurally necessary elements are left unsaid, discussing nominal, verbal, and clausal ellipsis.
- Examples are provided to illustrate each concept.
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) studies the connection between neurology, language, and behavioral patterns to effect positive change. It posits that people experience the world through subjective sensory representations and can model successful behaviors and mindsets of others. NLP techniques aim to reprogram limiting beliefs and unwanted behaviors through methods like anchoring positive feelings to external stimuli.
This document summarizes the key aspects of sociolinguistic research on language variation and social class. It discusses how social class can influence language use through sociolects. It describes William Labov's seminal study in New York City that correlated non-prevocalic /r/ usage with social class. The study found higher /r/ usage among higher social classes. It also outlines the typical stages of quantitative sociolinguistic research pioneered by Labov, including selecting variables, collecting speech samples, identifying linguistic variables, processing data, and interpreting results.
The document discusses discourse analysis and key concepts in analyzing language use and interpretation. It covers the Hallidayan model of language which analyzes context of culture, context of situation (including field, tenor, mode), genre, and register. It also discusses Grice's cooperative principle and maxims of conversation, implicatures, and approaches to discourse analysis including initial analysis, conversation analysis, and critical discourse analysis.
The document discusses communicative competence and its related concepts. It begins by defining communicative competence based on Chomsky's distinction between competence and performance. Hymes later expanded on this idea by arguing that communicative competence involves sociocultural factors and the ability to convey and interpret messages within specific contexts. The document then discusses basic interpersonal communicative skills versus cognitive/academic language proficiency. It also covers the different components of communicative competence including grammatical, sociolinguistic, discourse, strategic, and organizational competence. The document goes on to define language functions and pragmatic concepts such as locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts. It also discusses notions related to pragmatics, discourse analysis,
How Culture And Perception Are Directly Influenced By...Tiffany Graham
Here are some key special factors and issues an EL professional faces in identifying if an EL student's problem indicates a special education issue or normal language acquisition:
- Lack of appropriate assessment tools that are culturally and linguistically relevant for EL students at different English proficiency levels. Standardized tests may not accurately reflect an EL student's skills.
- Difficulty distinguishing between a learning disability versus normal second language acquisition challenges. Features of SLA like errors in grammar/pronunciation can mask an underlying disability.
- Impact of sociocultural/linguistic differences that can place ELs at an academic disadvantage regardless of cognitive abilities. Cultural norms around learning may differ.
- Scarcity of qualified EL professionals with expertise
ETHNOMETHODOLOGY AND CONVERSATION ANALYSIS.pdfSamitRajan1
1) The document discusses ethnomethodology and conversational analysis, which examine how people use commonsense knowledge and practical reasoning to communicate and negotiate meanings within a speech community.
2) It provides an overview of key concepts like communicative competence, linguistic ethnography, and how ethnomethodology contrasts with other sociological approaches by focusing on how social order is produced through shared methods.
3) The document also discusses the work of scholars like Garfinkel and Hymes who developed ethnomethodology and the ethnography of communication, examining how reality and social order are constructed through everyday language use.
Linguistic inequality can take three forms: subjective inequality regarding beliefs and prejudices about languages, strictly linguistic inequality concerning differences in linguistic knowledge and skills, and communicative inequality involving differences in ability to communicate effectively. Subjective inequality involves prejudices and stereotypes associated with particular ways of speaking. Linguistic features may be linked to stereotypes about characteristics like intelligence. Prestige of languages or dialects is also influenced by subjective views. Linguists study these issues to better understand social attitudes and their effects.
This document provides an introduction to sociolinguistics by:
1) Defining sociolinguistics as the study of how social factors influence language use and the relationship between language and society.
2) Explaining that sociolinguists study topics like language variation between regions/social groups, language policy, and how individuals alter their language use in different social contexts.
3) Outlining the structure of the book, which begins with individual language use and style shifting before expanding out to examine language at the group and societal level, including the influence of factors like age, social class, gender, and language contact.
Intercultural communication takes place when individuals from different cultural communities interact and negotiate shared meanings. Defining appropriate language use and nonverbal communication patterns can vary across cultures. Developing intercultural competence requires avoiding ethnocentrism and being sensitive to differences in areas like time orientation, values, and worldviews between cultures. Theories of intercultural communication aim to understand these cultural differences and how they can lead to misunderstandings if not properly navigated, such as through failures in sociopragmatic or pragmalinguistic use of language.
This document discusses the relationship between language, culture, and thought. It makes three key points:
1. Culture can be defined as the knowledge that is learned from other people, either through direct instruction or observation. Since language is learned from others, it is closely connected to culture.
2. Concepts and meanings that underlie language are based on a person's general knowledge and concepts. Understanding language relies on shared knowledge between speakers and listeners.
3. Some concepts and categories may be organized differently in different languages due to cultural differences. While core meanings of words are often shared across languages and cultures, there can be variation, especially in more peripheral concepts. Prototypes provide a framework for analyzing these differences
Analysis Of Language Style Found In Novel The Last Tycoon Written By F. Scoot...Asia Smith
This document summarizes a research paper analyzing the language styles found in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Last Tycoon. The researcher analyzed 104 conversations from the novel to identify the different language styles used. The most common styles were informal at 29.8%, colloquial at 23.7%, and formal at 14.42%. The researcher also identified factors influencing language choice, finding that topic was the strongest factor at 40.38%. In conclusion, the novel featured a variety of language styles but informal style was used most frequently, largely influenced by the topic of conversations.
1. The document summarizes an English language arts methods course, including discussions on grammar instruction approaches like Andrews' LEA model and Weaver's minimal approach.
2. It also covers topics like semantic environments, what constitutes "good English," and examples of status-marking errors.
3. Recommendations are made for focusing grammar instruction on the needs of students and using techniques like incidental lessons, inductive lessons, writing conferences, and mini-lessons.
This document provides an overview of discourse analysis and different approaches to analyzing discourse. It discusses how discourse analysis examines both spoken and written language in their social contexts. Several key approaches are described, including conversation analysis, variation theory, systemic functional linguistics, and critical discourse analysis. The document also compares differences between spoken and written language at the levels of grammar and vocabulary choice.
This document discusses language and ways of knowing from a TOK perspective. It covers several key topics:
1. Different theories of language including Chomsky's universal grammar and Pinker's idea of language as an instinct.
2. How language is rule-governed but also ambiguous and open to various interpretations. Examples of ambiguous phrases and advertising language are provided.
3. The relationship between language and emotion. Learning a language involves learning it in an emotional context. Taboo words and insults elicit a stronger emotional response.
4. Issues of classification and labeling through language. Stereotypes can form from categorical labels.
5. Creativity in language as new words and phrases are constantly being
The analysis of speech events and hymes speaking factors in the comedy televi...Alexander Decker
This document discusses a study that analyzed speech events in the first episode of the TV comedy series "FRIENDS" using Hymes' SPEAKING model. The study found that the most common speech event was characters confiding secrets or problems to friends and seeking help or sympathy. Hymes' SPEAKING factors like setting, participants, ends, act sequences were observed in each speech event. The document provides background on ethnography of communication and Hymes' framework for analyzing speech situations, events, and acts. It aims to understand cultural norms through analyzing language use in media like TV shows.
11.the analysis of speech events and hymes speaking factors in the comedy tel...Alexander Decker
This document discusses a study that analyzed speech events in the first episode of the sitcom "FRIENDS" using Hymes' SPEAKING model of communication factors. The study found that confiding secrets with friends was the most common speech event. It also examined how Hymes' factors of setting, participants, ends, act sequences, key, instrumentalities, and genre influenced each speech event. The document provides background on ethnography of communication and reviews literature on speech situations, events, and acts. It describes Hymes' SPEAKING model in detail as a framework for analyzing speech.
The document discusses several key aspects of pragmatics:
1) Pragmatics is concerned with meaning in context and how language users interpret meaning based on the situation.
2) It examines how people communicate more than just the literal meaning of words through implications, social relationships, and contextual factors.
3) Pragmatics analyzes how social and cultural norms influence language use through politeness principles, social roles, and conventions.
The document provides an overview of linguistics and defines key terms. It discusses:
1. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language in general and how languages work. It aims to describe languages objectively rather than prescribe rules of correctness.
2. Descriptive linguistics observes how language is actually used, while prescriptive linguistics sets rules for proper usage.
3. A linguist is a scientist who studies all aspects of language including its structure, use, history, and role in society using scientific methods like observation and hypothesis testing.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
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2. Pragmatics
"1. How do people communicate more than
what the words or phrases of their utterances
might mean by themselves, and how do
people make these interpretations?
2. Why do people choose to say and/or
interpret something in one way rather than
another?
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 70.
3. Pragmatics
3. How do people's perceptions of contextual
factors (for example, who the interlocutors
are, what their relationship is, and what
circumstances they [75:] are communicating
in) influence the process of producing and
interpreting language?"
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 70.
4. Code-Model of
Communication
"…communication is seen as an encoding-
decoding process, where a code is a system that
enables the automatic pairing of messages (that is,
meanings internal to senders and receivers) and
signals (that is, what is physically transmitted
(sound, smoke signals, writing) between the
sender and the receiver). According to this view,
communication is successful to the extent that the
sender and the receiver pair signals and
messages in the same way, so that the message
broadcast in the form of a given signal is identical
to the one received when that signal is decoded."
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, pp. 70-71.
5. Expansion of Code-Model of
Communication
Good, as far as it goes, BUT: “human
communicative behaviour relies heavily on
people's capacity to engage in reasoning
about each other's intentions, exploiting not
only the evidence presented by the signals in
the language code but also evidence from
other sources, including perception and
general world knowledge.”
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 71.
6. Sample Dialogue
[1] Kiki: Where are you going tonight?
[2] Sharon: Ministry.
[3] Kiki: Ministry?
[4] Sharon: Ministry of Sound. A club in London. Heard of it?
[5] Kiki: I've been clubbing in London before.
[6] Sharon: Where to?
[7] Kiki: Why do you want to know?
[8] Sharon: Well, I may have been there.
[9] Kiki: It was called 'The End'.
[10] Sharon: Nice one!
[11] Kiki: I hope you have a good time at the Ministry.
(Contributed by Kelly-Jay Marshall)
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 71.
7. Contextual Meaning
“These observations show that the meaning of an
utterance is not fully determined by the words that are
used: there is a gap between the meaning of the words
used by the speaker and the thought that the speaker
intends to represent by using those words on a
particular occasion. More technically, the linguistic
meaning of an utterance underdetermines the
communicator's intended meaning. This gap is filled by
the addressee's reasoning about what the
communicator (may have) intended to communicate by
his or her utterance. Hence, pragmatics plays a role in
explaining how the thought expressed by a given
utterance on a given occasion is recovered by the
addressee.”
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 73.
8. Cultural Literacy Knowledge
Background: Louis Warren is the publisher for
the author Appin Dungannon. Everyone hates
Dungannon because he is a vile human being.
Warren also hates him. Warren goes to
Dungannon's hotel room where he discovers
that Dungannon has been murdered.
“Louis Warren kept staring at the body, idly
wondering if he had two more wishes coming.”
McCrumb, Sharyn. 1988. Bimbos of the Death Sun. New York: Ballantine Books, p. 114.
9. Cooperative Principle of
Conversation
" 'Make your conversational contribution
such as is required, at the stage at which
it occurs, by the accepted purpose or
direction of the talk exchange in which you
are engaged.' (Grice, 1989: 26)"
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 73.
11. Explaining the Impact
of Social Factors
Politeness Principle
Pragmalinguistic Perspective
Sociopragmatic Perspective
Face Model of Politeness
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, pp. 75-77.
12. Getting Something at the
Table
I am eating at a table with other people. I want
the salt. It is relatively far from me. What can
I do / what should I do or say?
1. Reach for it. [Not in chapter.]
2. Stand up and reach for it.
3. Reach and say: "Pardon my boarding
house reach." [Not in chapter.]
4. Say: "Pass the salt, will you?"
5. Say: "Can you pass the salt, please."
6. Say: "I like my food quite salty."
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, p. 76.
13. Pragmatics and Language
Learning and Teaching
Possibility (or likelihood) of pragmatic
transfer
Pragmatic proficiency and the value of
language instruction
Materials and methods for developing
pragmatic proficiency
Pragmatic performance and learner
identity
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, pp. 81-86.
14. Implications for Language
Teaching, Learning, and Use
The Importance of Context
The Complexity of Meaning Construction
The Impact of Speech Act Theory
Sociolinguistic Rules [NOT in
Chapter]
The Possibility (or Likelihood) of
Pragmatic Transfer)
People's Sensitivities to Face
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2002. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, pp. 74-91. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics. London: Arnold, Chapter
5, pp. 86-89.
15. Sociopragmatic Issues—
What and What Not to Teach
Consider whether you should teach students to do
the following; especially when you know their
culture differs in the way it approaches these
issues.
…say "Bless you" after someone sneezes
…call you by your first name
…say "thank you" in response to a
compliment
…insist people respond positively to offers
…give fewer compliments that others may
take as insincere
…be more open on taboo subject
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2002. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, pp. 74-91. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics. London: Arnold, Chapter 5,
p. 89. With additions by R. L. Good.
16. INTRODUCTION TO
PRAGMATICS
the study of language use
the study of linguistic phenomena from
the point of view of their usage
properties and processes (Verschueren,
1999).
the study of meaning in interaction
(Thomas, 1995)
The linguistic phenomena to be studied
from the point of view of their usage can
be situated at any level of structure.
The question pragmatics asks is: How are
the language resources used?
17. BRANCHES OF LINGUISTICS
Phonetics and phonology – unit of
analysis?
Morphology – unit of analysis?
Syntax – unit of analysis?
Semantics explores the meaning of
linguistic units, typically at the
level of words (lexical semantics)
or at the level of sentences or more
complex structures
18. PRAGMATICS AND PHONETICS
The level of speech sounds: Most
speakers of languages with a
significant degree of dialectal
variation, who have grown up with a
local dialect but who were socialised
into the use of a standard variety
through formal education, will find
that the language they use sounds quite
different depending on whether they are
in their professional context or
speaking to their parents or siblings.
19. PRAGMATICS AND MORPHOLOGY
The level of morphemes and words: there
are pragmatic restrictions on and
implications of aspects of derivational
morphology. Consider the derivational
relationship between grateful and
ungrateful or kind and unkind. The reason
why this relationship is not reversed,
with a basic lexeme meaning “ungrateful”
from which a word meaning “grateful” would
be derived by means of the negative
prefix, has everything to do with a system
of social norms which emphasizes the need
for gratefulness and kindness.
20. PRAGMATICS AND SYNTAX
At the level of syntax: the same
state of affairs can be described by
means of very different syntactic
structures:
John broke the figurine
The figurine was broken by John
The figurine was broken
The figurine got broken.
21. PRAGMATICS AND SEMANTICS
At the level of word meaning (lexical
semantics), more than what would be
regarded as ‘dictionary meaning’ has to be
taken into account as soon as a word gets
used. Many words cannot be understood
unless aspects of world knowledge are
invoked.
E.g. topless district – it requires
knowledge about city areas with high
concentration of establishments for
(predominantly male) entertainment where
scantly dressed hostesses or performers
are the main attraction.
22. Pragmatics and Language
Learning and Teaching
Possibility (or likelihood) of
pragmatic transfer
Pragmatic proficiency and the value
of language instruction
Materials and methods for developing
pragmatic proficiency
Pragmatic performance and learner
identity
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2010. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, An Introduction to Applied Linguistics, 2nd edition, Chapter 5, pp. 70-88.
London: Hodder Education, pp. 81-86.
23. Implications for Language
Teaching, Learning, and Use
The Importance of Context
The Complexity of Meaning
Construction
The Impact of Speech Act Theory
Sociolinguistic Rules [NOT in
Chapter]
The Possibility (or Likelihood) of
Pragmatic Transfer)
People's Sensitivities to Face
Spencer-Oatey, Helen & Vladimir Zegarac. 2002. Pragmatics. In Norbert Schmitt,
editor, pp. 74-91. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics. London: Arnold, Chapter
5, pp. 86-89.
24. ‘MEANING’ IN
PRAGMATICS
‘I promise to be back early’
means a promise on condition a future
action is involved: ‘I’ll come back
early’ (SEE the Speech act theory)
25. ‘MEANING’ IN PRAGMATICS
Meaning is a triadic relation
“Speaker means Y by X”. E.g:
A: Shall we see that film tonight?
B: I have a headache.
The speaker means NO by saying I HAVE
A HEADACHE.
26. ‘MEANING’ IN PRAGMATICS
pragmatics = utterance meaning.
Utterance meaning consists of the
meaning of the sentence plus
considerations of the intentions of the
Speaker (the speaker may intend to
refuse the invitation to go to the
film), interpretation of the Hearer
(the Hearer may interpret the utterance
as a refusal, or not), determined by
Context and background knowledge.
27. ‘MEANING’ IN PRAGMATICS
pragmatics = meaning in context
! Meaning is not seen as a stable.
Rather, it is dynamically generated in
the process of using language. Also,
pragmatics as the study of ‘meaning in
context’ does not imply that one can
automatically arrive at a pragmatic
understanding of the phenomena involved
just by knowing all the extralinguistic
information, because ‘context’ is not a
static element.
28. TASK 1
Jacob: Do you know the way back to the
dining hall? We can go in my car.
Mark: Oh, I thought you didn’t know
the way to the campus.
Jacob: I thought you didn’t know!
29. TASK 2
What might be the functions of the
following utterances?
1. It’s hot in here.
2. Can you pass me the salt?
3. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.
4. It’s a beautiful day today.