Pragmatics in Language Teaching examines the acquisition of language use in social contexts in second and foreign language classrooms. Included are 2 state-of-t

Pragmatic development is increasingly seen as the foundation stone of language acquisition more generally. From very early on, children demonstrate a strong des

The selected contributions in this volume bring together applications of pragmatics in speech and language pathology, as well as discussions of the applicabilit

Pragmatics is the study of human communication: the choices speakers make to express their intended meaning and the kinds of inferences that hearers draw from a

An understanding of sociocultural context is crucial in second language learning – yet developing this awareness often poses a real challenge to the typical l