The Handbook of Pragmatics is a collection of newly commissioned articles that provide an authoritative and accessible introduction to the field, including an o

Pragmatics is the study of human communication: the choices speakers make to express their intended meaning and the kinds of inferences that hearers draw from a

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in lang

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in lang

Opening the 9-volume-series Handbooks of Pragmatics, this handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the foundations of pragmatics. It covers the central the