Short student presentation on pragmatics.

1. Introduction to LingusticsPragmatics Hendrik Braun Barbara Konat

2. Thisis a student presentation, prepared for „Itroduction to linguistics” classes, taught by SaskiaKerstenatHildesheim UniversityWintersemester 2007 Presentationisbased on Fromkin, Rodman, Hyams „An Introduction to Language”

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4. Pragmatics deals with… E. g. elliptical speech: A: Coffee? B: Sure! A: White? B: Black! A: Sugar? B: Two!

5. Pragmatics deals with… Pragmatics deals with the interpretation of linguistic meaning in context

6. Two contexts: Linguistic context - the discourse Situational context

7. Deixis Greek: deiktikós, to show, to point on sth.

8. Deixis (in liguistics) a process whereby words or expressions rely absolutely on context.

9. Deixis 1) Person deixis 2) Place deixis 3) Time deixis

10. Big sale next week!

11. Maxims of conversation 1. Quantity: Say neither more nor less than the discourse requires. 2. Relevance: Be relevant. 3. Manner: Be brief and orderly; avoid ambiguity and obscurity. 4. Quality: Do not lie; do not make unsupported claims. By Paul Grice

12. Breaking maxims of conversation Hamlet, Act II, Scene II Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord.

13. Breaking maxims of conversation Hamlet, Act II, Scene II Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord. 1. Quantity: Say neither more nor less than the discourse requires. 2. Relevance: Be relevant. 3. Manner: Be brief and orderly; avoid ambiguity and obscurity. 4. Quality: Do not lie; do not make unsupported claims.