Pragmatics

Define Pragmatics

• The study of how language is affected by the context in which it occurs.
• The study of language
• The study of sounds

Define Literal Locutionary act

• When what is said is exactly what is meant. 
• When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said.

Nonliteral Locutionary Act:

• When what is said is exactly what is meant. 
• When what is said is impossible within the context of what is being said.

What type of statement is :
Driving without a seat belt is illegal.

• Nonliteral Locutionary Act:
• Literal Locutionary act:

What type of statement:
If you don't put your seat belt on, I will not talk to you again. 

• Nonliteral Locutionary Act
• Literal Locutionary act

Yes or No:
You are in the middle of an open field of edible wildflowers.
You feel you are being watched. You gesture a universal sign of "I won't hurt you, unless you try to hurt me." while turning around.
Is pragmatics involved in your situation?

• Yes
• No

Define Implicature

• Implying a meaning beyond the literal purpose of what is explicitly stated.
• literally stating a meaning 

Define Illocutionary Act:

• what is said classified into: representative, directive, question, commisive, expressive and declaration
• what is done classified into: representative, directive, question, commisive, expressive and declaration

Conversational Maxims:

• Speaking in a conversation with maximum enthusiasm 
• A "Cooperative Principle" that states that all participants of the conversation are cooperating, or contributing these conversational maxims: quantity, quality, relation and manner
• Joined in a conversation allowing all participants to contribute

Expressed locutionary act statement ________

• Contains all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved
• Does not contain all of the prepositional content of the illocutionary act involved