English Explanatory Dictionary

pragmatics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels.
noun
  1. plural of pragmatic

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pragmatics

Related words

semantics grammar syntax morphology phonology pragmatician

Derived words

cyberpragmatics metapragmatics neuropragmatics psychopragmatics sociopragmatics zoopragmatics
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