The roots of pragmatics reach back to Antiquity, especially to rhetoric as one of the three liberal arts. However, until the end of the 18th century proto-pragm

The roots of pragmatics reach back to Antiquity, especially to rhetoric as one of the three liberal arts. However, until the end of the 18th century proto-pragm

First Published in 1987. This book provides an outline for a descriptive basis for the study of human communication by advocating a pragmatic approach to commun

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A new theory of human behaviour, with three core ingredients: language, interaction, and social accountability.