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pragmatics
(
linguistics
)
Pragmatics
is the study of how
language
is used in real life. It is about
practical
language use.
Examples of English pragmatics included saying, "
Could I have a cookie?
" or "
Those cookies look good,
" to mean "
Give me a cookie
."
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