Thomas, Jenny,  1948- <br/><br/>
Meaning in interaction :  an introduction to pragmatics / 
Jenny Thomas. 
 - London ;  New York :  Longman,  1995. 
 - xiv, 224 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
 - Learning about language .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-218) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>1. What is pragmatics? -- 2. Speech acts -- 3. Conversational implicature -- 4. Approaches to pragmatics -- 5. Pragmatics and indirectness -- 6. Theories of politeness -- 7. The construction of meaning.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780582291515 (pbk.) 0582291518 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> University Bookshop 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Speech acts (Linguistics) <br/>Pragmatics
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P99.4.P72  / T45 1995