Tag: pragmatics

Person Deixis

Person deixis refers to the use of words that point to the…

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Perlocutionary Verb

A perlocutionary verb describes the effect a speech act has on a…

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Perlocutionary Failure

Perlocutionary failure occurs when an utterance achieves its intended illocutionary force but…

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Perlocutionary Act

The perlocutionary act refers to the effect a speech act has on…

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Particularized Implicature

Particularized implicatures are context-dependent meanings inferred beyond literal words. They arise from…

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Open Presupposed Proposition

An open presupposed proposition is a statement whose truth value is assumed…

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Nondefective Illocutionary Act

A nondefective illocutionary act is a speech act performed correctly and successfully,…

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Nonconversational Implicature

Nonconversational implicature refers to meaning conveyed beyond the literal words, arising from…

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Nonconventional Implicature

Nonconventional implicature refers to meaning that is communicated beyond the literal words…

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Mood And Modality

Exploring the nuances of mood and modality in language, this delves into…

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