Pragmatics

/pɹæɡmˈætɪks/

/pɹæɡmˈæɾɪks/

[noun]

Pragmatics

[NOUN]

(linguistics) a branch of linguistics that deals with the sentences and the contexts in which they are used

Examples

1. And our knowledge of Pragmatics, like our knowledge of syntax and phonology and so on, is deployed effortlessly, but involves many intricate computations.

2. Or take the following example of Pragmatics in action.

3. Well, there’s a third interface between language and the rest of the mind, and that is the subject matter of the branch of linguistics called Pragmatics, namely, how people understand language in context using their knowledge of the world and their expectation about how other speakers communicate.