SEMANTICS & PRAGMATICS

SEMANTICS & PRAGMATICS (ENG-7008)

Level: MS / MPhil

Major focus will be on the following topics:

·        Semantics

·        Pragmatics

·        Seven Types of Meaning

·        Speech Act Theory

·        Presupposition and Entailment

·        Pragmatics and the Cooperative Principle

·        Request Strategies Across Languages

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