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/præɡˈmætɪks/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The branch of linguistics studying how context contributes to meaning, and how language is used in social interactions.
"Her research in pragmatics focuses on how irony and sarcasm are understood in everyday conversation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Greek pragmatikos 'versed in business', from pragma 'deed, act', from prassein 'to do'. In the linguistic sense, it was coined by philosopher Charles Morris in the 1930s.
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pragmatique
Transliteration: pragmatique
"La pragmatique étudie le sens du langage en contexte."
Pragmatik
Transliteration: Pragmatik
"Die Pragmatik ist ein Teilgebiet der Linguistik."
pragmatica
Transliteration: pragmatica
"La pragmatica analizza come il contesto influenzi l'interpretazione."
pragmática
Transliteration: pragmática
"La pragmática lingüística examina el uso del lenguaje en la comunicación."
pragmática
Transliteration: pragmática
"A pragmática estuda a relação entre os signos e seus usuários."
व्यावहारिक भाषाविज्ञान
Transliteration: vyavaharik bhashavigyan
"व्यावहारिक भाषाविज्ञान संदर्भ के आधार पर अर्थ का अध्ययन करता है।"
语用学
Transliteration: yǔ yòng xué
"语用学是语言学的一个分支。"
화용론
Transliteration: hwayongron
"화용론은 맥락에 따른 언어의 의미를 연구합니다."
語用論
Transliteration: goyōron
"語用論は言語学の一分野である。"
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