ChatGPT & Perpelexity.ai: What is Pragmatics?

 Question:  What is pragmatics?

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Pragmatics is a subfield of linguistics that studies how people use language in context beyond the literal meaning of words and sentences. It explores how speakers use language to convey meaning, make requests, give commands, express emotions, make suggestions, and negotiate social interactions.

Pragmatics considers the effects of context, background knowledge, and social norms on language use. It examines how speakers use language to achieve their goals and how listeners interpret and respond to language in different social and cultural contexts.

For example, pragmatics can help explain why a speaker might say "Can you pass the salt?" when they really mean "Please pass the salt," or why a listener might interpret "It's cold in here" as a request to turn up the heat. Pragmatics is essential for understanding how language is used in everyday communication and how it varies across different contexts and cultures.

What is Pragmatics?

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Pragmatics is a subfield of linguistics that studies how context contributes to meaning in language use12345. It focuses on the relationship between the interpreter and the interpreted and how language is utilized in social interactions. Pragmatics encompasses phenomena such as implicature, speech acts, relevance, conversation, and nonverbal communication. It concerns the implied and inferred meanings of language and how they vary depending on the context in which they are used. Pragmatics is often contrasted with semantics, which studies aspects of meaning, and syntax, which examines sentence structures and principles2.

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