{"product_id":"pragmatics-a-slim-guide-hardcover","title":"Pragmatics: A Slim Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty J. Birner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a concise but comprehensive entry-level guide to the study of meaning in context. There can be a big difference between what a speaker says and what they mean - i.e. between literal meaning and intended meaning. A speaker who says \u003cem\u003eI need coffee\u003c\/em\u003e can mean anything from 'Please\u003cbr\u003ebuy more coffee' to 'I'm really sleepy'. How is a hearer to know? In this book, Betty Birner explores how we get from what is said to what is meant, from the perspective of both the speaker and the hearer, dealing with a range of context-dependent issues in language along the way: literal and\u003cbr\u003enon-literal meaning, implicature, speech acts, reference, definiteness, presupposition, and information structure. She reveals how language users can infer each other's meanings using not just what is being said but also the context and an assumption of rationality and cooperation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis slim guide summarizes the most important and foundational theories in the field of linguistic pragmatics, illustrated with plenty of real-life examples, and including a helpful glossary of key terms. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from\u003cbr\u003eundergraduate and graduate students of pragmatics to general readers interested in how we successfully communicate with one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty J. Birner, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, Northern Illinois University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetty J. Birner is a Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science in the Department of English at Northern Illinois University. Her previous books include \u003cem\u003eInformation Status and Noncanonical Word Order in English\u003c\/em\u003e (with Gregory Ward; Benjamins 1998), \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Pragmatics\u003c\/em\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell 2013), and \u003cem\u003eLanguage and Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge 2018). Her research focuses on pragmatics and information structure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709248409663,"sku":"9780198828587","price":172.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c9e5616203a088adab5267d63d1a015e.webp?v=1765050733","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pragmatics-a-slim-guide-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}