Politeness.pdf - Yule, George. Oxford: Oxford University Press. To understand Fraser’s short article better, you will need to read a ten-page.
Pragmatics by George Yule The book as the name implies talks about pragmatics, the linguistic field that is concerned with how does people communicate using language or even without using it. A good lecturer knows what to give to his students, and in our fourth year as Specialized students of English we had the chance of being taught Pragmatics with Mr.Sirag Shennieb who knows very well what to teach and how to teach it. During the lectures we discussed our actual life situations that reflects pra Pragmatics by George Yule The book as the name implies talks about pragmatics, the linguistic field that is concerned with how does people communicate using language or even without using it. A good lecturer knows what to give to his students, and in our fourth year as Specialized students of English we had the chance of being taught Pragmatics with Mr.Sirag Shennieb who knows very well what to teach and how to teach it. Silver Star Mobi. During the lectures we discussed our actual life situations that reflects pragmatic behavior, after that I read this book as a curious reader not as a student and I found it very delicious!
Yule illustrates the basic pragmatic notions in a clear language that would be easily understood by any intermediate speaker of English, he talks about the cooperative principle, deixis, and speech acts providing examples that makes every concept clear and funny. This kind of books makes you love your field of study and think seriously about having further studies about linguistic disciplines. The author has not focused on the cognitive aspect of pragmatics since it is clear in the examples provided that most pragmatic strategies are performed unconsciously.
Also, the examples are mainly from English throughout, so the book lacks cross-linguistic examples. Despite minor shortcomings, Pragmatics provides a thorough introduction to the field and as such I highly recommend it to all readers, both novice and advanced. Like all the volumes in Oxford Introductions to Language Study series, The author has not focused on the cognitive aspect of pragmatics since it is clear in the examples provided that most pragmatic strategies are performed unconsciously. Also, the examples are mainly from English throughout, so the book lacks cross-linguistic examples.
Despite minor shortcomings, Pragmatics provides a thorough introduction to the field and as such I highly recommend it to all readers, both novice and advanced. Like all the volumes in Oxford Introductions to Language Study series, it also contains three parts: a collection of key readings, a list of references, and a brief glossary. In this volume, Yule provides copious examples in addition to a great number of concepts that should be known for anyone reading about pragmatics. This is an excellent introduction to the field of pragmatics. While relying on some base knowledge of common linguistic terms, this book is readily understandable even for someone just discovering the joy of linguistics!
One of the best and most surprising parts of this book is the author's wit. Examples of abstract concepts in pragmatics will be given in a tone that clearly yet humorously illustrates the point. I would have enjoyed if the book were much longer, but of course it is most definitely This is an excellent introduction to the field of pragmatics. While relying on some base knowledge of common linguistic terms, this book is readily understandable even for someone just discovering the joy of linguistics! One of the best and most surprising parts of this book is the author's wit. Examples of abstract concepts in pragmatics will be given in a tone that clearly yet humorously illustrates the point.
I would have enjoyed if the book were much longer, but of course it is most definitely an introductory text. All in all a splendid work.