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Pragmatica Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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What is pragmatics?

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Without knowing the context the identity of the speaker of their intent it is not possible to infer the meaning with confidence

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‘Were you born in a barn’

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Implied meanings

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Pragmatic- definition

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How language forms are used socially

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Idiomatic phrases

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Similes and metaphors

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