pragmatics
noun/præɡˈmætɪks/
Frequency rank: #19,532 most common English word
Meaning
The branch of linguistics concerned with how context influences the interpretation of meaning in communication.
Example sentence
Students studying pragmatics learn how context shapes the meaning of language in real conversations.
Synonyms & related words
- sociolinguistics
- discourse
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