| Pragmatics, philosophy: pragmatics includes theories which deal with the production of linguistic utterances in certain situations. It examines the extent to which the meaning and the reference of expressions can change. See also context/context dependency, linguistics, syntax, semantics, speech act theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
