pragmatics

Noun

Singular none

Plural pragmatics

1. (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."

Related words

• pragmatic

See also

• linguistics
• morphology
• etymology
• syntax
• semantics
• conjugation