Ling 340 - Linguistic Pragmatics

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

Discourse analysis and pragmatics are the subfields of linguistics that investigate language as it is used in real-life contexts. The focus is on the question: what do people do with language and how do they do it? One goal is to demonstrate how the results of such investigations are relevant for a number of concrete problems in human communication. Some of the more specific topics we explore are: What distinguishes discourse analysis and pragmatics from each other? What is their relation to the other branches of linguistics. How can the two fields contribute to the establishment of a paradigm for interdisciplinary and intercultural studies? Prerequisite: Ling 170D or permission of instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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