Pragmatics

Question 1

What are pragmatics?

Answer 1

Explores the relationships between words, their meaning, and the effects of the participants
E.g at a dinner party the host yawns and says “time for me to go to bed I think” - the actual meaning is “I think you should go” but the context allows you to understand this

Question 2

What sort of things does pragmatics involve?

Answer 2

Sarcasm, jokes, irony, euphemisms, hyperbole