| Description
| The study of English pragmatics is about understanding the use of English in different types of context. The course begins by revisiting the ideas most commonly embraced to understand meaning beyond the linguistic code (e.g. implicature, presupposition, speech act). The next step is an overview of the key issues in pragmatics (e.g. politeness theory, figure of speech, verbal humor, institutional talk) as well as the various approaches to these issues (e.g. conversation analysis, discourse analysis, and critical discourse analysis). This course aims to raise students’ pragmatic awareness with ample English examples, and encourage them to apply pragmatic knowledge in various aspects of (English) language practices.
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