pragmatics
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ɪks noun ( used with a singular verb )
1.
Logic, Philosophy. the branch of semiotics dealing with the causal and other relations between words, expressions, or symbols and their users.
2.
3.
practical considerations.
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adjective Also, prag·mat·i·cal (for defs 1, 2, 5).
1.
of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
2.
3.
of or pertaining to pragmatics ( defs 1, 2 ).
4.
treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results.
5.
of or pertaining to the affairs of state or community.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin prāgmaticus < Greek prāgmatikós practical, equivalent to prāgmat- (stem of prâgma) deed, state business (derivative of prā́ssein to do, fare; see practic) + -ikos -ic
1580–90; < Latin prāgmaticus < Greek prāgmatikós practical, equivalent to prāgmat- (stem of prâgma) deed, state business (derivative of prā́ssein to do, fare; see practic) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
prag·mat·i·cal·i·ty, prag·mat·i·cal·ness, noun
prag·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·prag·mat·ic, adjective
an·ti·prag·mat·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·prag·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma |
| 2. | philosophy of or relating to pragmatism |
| 3. | involving everyday or practical business |
| 4. | of or concerned with the affairs of a state or community |
| 5. | rare interfering or meddlesome; officious |
| [C17: from Late Latin prāgmaticus, from Greek prāgmatikos from pragma act, from prattein to do] | |
| pragmati'cality | |
| —n | |
| prag'matically | |
| —adv | |
| pragmatics (præɡˈmætɪks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the study of those aspects of language that cannot be considered in isolation from its use |
| 2. | the study of the relation between symbols and those who use them |
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Word Origin & History
pragmatic
1540s, from M.Fr. pragmatique, from L. pragmaticus "skilled in business or law," from Gk. pragmatikos "versed in business," from pragma (gen. pragmatos) "civil business, deed, act," from prassein "to do, act, perform."
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Example sentences
Thus, learners' understanding of giving and receiving compliments helped broaden their interest in pragmatics.
The second subsection covers work on pronominalization within the framework of semantics and pragmatics.
The issues here are context and meaning, or what linguists might call discourse, pragmatics and semantics.
The possible importance of this alternative transcends the mere pragmatics of shared labor.
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