Pragmatics

Define Pragmatics

• The study of how language is affected by the context in which it occurs.
• The study of language
• The study of sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

Define Literal Locutionary act

• When what is said is exactly what is meant. 
• When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Nonliteral Locutionary Act:

• When what is said is exactly what is meant. 
• When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What type of statement is :
Driving without a seat belt is illegal.

• Nonliteral Locutionary Act:
• Literal Locutionary act:

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What type of statement:
If you don't put your seat belt on, I will not talk to you again. 

• Nonliteral Locutionary Act
• Literal Locutionary act

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Yes or No:
You are in the middle of an open field of edible wildflowers.
You feel you are being watched. You gesture a universal sign of "I won't hurt you, unless you try to hurt me." while turning around.
Is pragmatics involved in your situation?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Define Implicature

• Implying a meaning beyond the literal purpose of what is explicitly stated.
• literally stating a meaning 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Define Illocutionary Act:

• what is said classified into: representative, directive, question, commisive, expressive and declaration
• what is done classified into: representative, directive, question, commisive, expressive and declaration

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

Conversational Maxims:

• Speaking in a conversation with maximum enthusiasm 
• A "Cooperative Principle" that states that all participants of the conversation are cooperating, or contributing these conversational maxims: quantity, quality, relation and manner
• Joined in a conversation allowing all participants to contribute

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Expressed locutionary act statement ________

• Contains all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved
• Does not contain all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4