pragmatics

prag·mat·ics  (prg-mtks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. The study of language as it is used in a social context, including its effect on the interlocutors.

2. The branch of semiotics that deals with the relationship between signs, especially words and other elements of language, and their users.

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pragmatics [prægˈmætɪks]

n (functioning as singular)

1. (Linguistics) the study of those aspects of language that cannot be considered in isolation from its use

2. (Linguistics) the study of the relation between symbols and those who use them

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pragmatics - the study of language use linguistics - the scientific study of language

Translations

pragmatics [prægˈmætɪks] NSING → pragmática f
the pragmatics of the job in hand → las tareas prácticas del trabajo a realizar

pragmatics [prægˈmætɪks] n → pragmatique f