This book shows how pragmatics and philosophy are interconnected, and explores the consequences and ramifications of this innovative idea, especially in address

Semantics and pragmatics – the study of meaning, and meaning in context, respectively – are two fundamental areas of linguistics, and as such are crucial to

This book is about the pragmatics of language and it illustrates how pragmatics transcends the boundaries of linguistics. This volume covers Gricean pragmatics

This volume highlights important aspects of the complex relationship between common language and legal practice. It hosts an interdisciplinary discussion betwee

The ten volumes of "Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights" focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spe