PRAGMATICS AND DISCOURSE A RESOURCE BOOK FOR STUDENT. Second edition

Pragmatics and Discourse:

• has been revised and reorganized to place more emphasis on pragmatics
• covers the core areas of the subject: Context and Co-Text, Speech Act Theory, Conversation Analysis, Exchange Structure, Interactional Sociolinguistics, the Cooperative Principle, Politeness Theory and extends to more applied areas: Corpus Linguistics and Communities of Practice, and Intercultural Pragmatics, Interlanguage Pragmatics and Language Learning
• draws on a wealth of texts: from Bend it Like Beckham and The Motorcycle Diaries to political speeches, newspaper extracts and blogs
• provides classic readings from the key names in the discipline, from Sperber and Wilson to Fairclough, Wodak and Gumperz
• is accompanied by a supporting website.

Key features of the new edition include: two new strands on Corpora and Communities and Culture and Language Learning; the merging of two strands on Context and Co-Text; new material from speaker-based cognitive linguistics; updated references; and fresh examples and exercises.

Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language and linguistics.

The accompanying website to this book can be found at: http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415446679.

Part 1: Introduction: Concepts in Pragmatics and Discourse  1. Context and Co-Text  2. Speech Acts  3. Conversation  4. Co-Operative Principle  5. Politeness  6. Corpora and Communities  7. Culture and Language Learning  Part 2: Development: Studies in Pragmatics  8. Context and Co-Text  9. Speech Acts  10. Conversation  11. Co-Operative Principle  12. Politeness  13. Corpora and Communities  14. Culture and Language Learning  Part 3: Exploration: Data for Investigation  15. Context and Co-Text  16. Speech Acts  17. Conversation  18. Co-Operative Principle  19. Politeness  20. Corpora and Communities  21. Culture and Language Learning  Part 4: Extension: Readings  22. Context and Co-Text  23. Speech Acts  24. Conversation  25. Co-Operative Principle  26. Politeness  27. Corpora and Communities  28. Culture and Language Learning