define pragmatics
What is pragmatics? Pragmatics is the study of the aspects of meaning and language use that are dependent on the speaker, the addressee and other features of the context of utterance, such as the following: The effect that the following have on the speakerâs choice of expression and the addresseeâs interpretation of an utterance: Context of utterance.
Definition of pragmatics. 1 : a branch of semiotics that deals with the relation between signs or linguistic expressions and their users.