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5.0 Summary In
this Unit, we have been able to look at an introductory aspect of Pragmatics. Through our study in this unit, we have been able to lay the foundations for the other concepts we shall be examining later in the module. One key concept in Pragmatics is context. It underlies every other concepts that we may one to examine. It is the basis for arriving at any presupposition, entailment, and implicature. It is also the basis for the effective use of deixis in discourse.
6.0 Tutor-marked Assignment (i) Discuss what you understand by the term Pragmatics ii) Differentiate between, Implicature, Entailment and Presupposition using adequate examples.
7.0 References/Further Reading Austin, J. Li) How to Do Things with Words, Cambridge,
Mass Harvard University PressLeech, G. N. (1983)
Principles of Pragmatics. Longman.
Mey, J. (1993)
Pragmatics. Balckwell. Morris, CW.
Foundations of the Theory of Signs.
Chicago University Press Searle, J. (1969).
Speech Acts An Essay in the Philosophy of Language. New York,
Cambridge University Press Sperber, D. and Wilson, D. (1986):
Relevance. Communication and cognition. Oxford Blackwell.
Taiwo, R. (2007) Tenor in Electronic Media Discourse
in South Western Nigeria Nordic Journal of African Studies 16 (1), 75-89 Yule, G (1996)
Pragmatics. Oxford University Press.