{"title":"Karin Aijmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarin Aijmer\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works focusing on the nuances of language use, particularly in the field of \u003cem\u003epragmatics\u003c\/em\u003e. Her books explore how context influences meaning and communication, making them essential reading for students and professionals interested in linguistics and language education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analyses grounded in real-life language practices, bridging theory and application. These texts provide valuable perspectives for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how language functions in social interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pragmatics-by-anne-wichmann-9780415497862","title":"Pragmatics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoutledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to explore and develop major themes within the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSection A, Introduction, establishes the key terms and concepts and extends readers' techniques of analysis through practical application. Section B, Extension, brings together influential articles, sets them in context, and discusses their contribution to the field. Section C, Exploration, builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections, setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material. This enables readers to engage more actively with the subject matter and encourages them to develop their own research responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader's understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePragmatics\u003c\/em\u003e provides a broad view of pragmatics from a cross-cultural and varietal perspective, gathering readings from key names in the discipline, including Geoffrey Leech, Michael McCarthy, Thomas Kohnen, Brigette Nerlich, Joan Manes and Nessa Wolfson, Anna Wierzbicka and Gabriele Kaspar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovers a wide range of topics, including speech acts, pragmatic markers, implicature, research methods in pragmatics, facework and politeness, and also new areas of research such as prosody. Examines the social and cultural contexts in which pragmatics occurs, such as in cross-cultural pragmatics (silence, indirectness, forms of address, cultural scripts) and pragmatics and power (the courtroom, police interaction, political interviews and doctor-patient communication).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUses a wide range of corpora to provide both illustrative examples and exploratory tasks. Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, \u003cem\u003ePragmatics\u003c\/em\u003e provides an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607452893420,"sku":"9780415497862","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415497862-pragmatics.jpg?v=1778164881"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/karin-aijmer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}