Public discourse constitutes the language environment of a town or a city, which forms part of the social environment of a country or a region. Based on extensi

There is growing acceptance among pragmaticians that identity is often (de)constructed and negotiated in communication in order to impact the outcome of the int

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Most of the innovative and exciting work done by East Asian pragmaticians on their languages, past and present alike, is written and published in local language