Doing Pragmatics

by Peter Grundy

Doing Pragmatics achieved success through its unparalleled capacity to render pragmatics truly accessible to students. Embracing the comprehensive and engaging style which characterized the previous editions, the third edition is fully revised and expanded. Grundy consolidates the strengths of
the original version, reinforcing its unique combination of theory and practice with new theory, exercises and up-to-date, real data and examples. New chapters include pragmatic strengthening and language evolution, and intercultural communication. Doing Pragmatics is designed for pragmatics courses
both at an introductory and a more advanced level. It extends beyond theory to promote an applied understanding of empirical data and to provide students with the opportunity to "do" pragmatics themselves, providing the ideal foundation for all those studying linguistics and ELT.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language

326 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Peter Grundy has taught in schools and worked in teacher training and higher education. He is author of several resource books for teachers and has a developed interest in pragmatics. He also likes horses, and would be pleased to go the races with anyone sharing a similar passion.

Reviews

[Stephen Gillespie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Populated by detailed observation and hugely informative. Overall structure is not conducive or better understanding, becomes repetitive to a fault and the informal asides become grating.