{"product_id":"the-routledge-handbook-of-pragmatics-9780367529109","title":"The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics\u003c\/em\u003e provides a state-of-the-art overview of the wide breadth of research in pragmatics. An introductory section outlines a brief history, the main issues and key approaches and perspectives in the field, followed by a thought-provoking introductory chapter on interdisciplinarity by Jacob L. Mey. A further thirty-eight chapters cover both traditional and newer areas of pragmatic research, divided into four sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethods and modalities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablished fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePragmatics across disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplications of pragmatic research in today's world. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith accessible, refreshing descriptions and discussions, and with a look towards future directions, this \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential resource for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in pragmatics within English language and linguistics and communication studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne Barron\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English Linguistics at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003ePublic Information Messages\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eAcquisition in Interlanguage Pragmatics\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). She has also co-edited several volumes, including \u003ci\u003ePragmatics of Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e (2014)\u003ci\u003e, Variational Pragmatics\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003ePragmatics of Irish English\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), all three co-edited with Klaus P. Schneider. She is a member of the editorial boards of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Pragmatics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntercultural Pragmatics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYueguo Gu is a Special Title Professor of Linguistics at Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eUsing the Computer in ELT\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003ePragmatics and Discourse Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). He has also edited several series of textbooks and collections of academic papers such as \u003ci\u003eInitial Exploration of Online Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eSecond Exploration of Online Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerard Steen is\u003cb\u003e P\u003c\/b\u003erofessor of Speech Communication, Argumentation and Rhetoric at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is also the founding director of the Metaphor Lab Amsterdam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376559722770,"sku":"9780367529109","price":66.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_468ede71-9e93-4ee1-b5d8-4f57751489cb.jpg?v=1728600875","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-routledge-handbook-of-pragmatics-9780367529109","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}