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pragmatics

[ prag-mat-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. Logic, Philosophy. the branch of semiotics dealing with the causal and other relations between words, expressions, or symbols and their users.
  2. Linguistics. the analysis of language in terms of the situational context within which utterances are made, including the knowledge and beliefs of the speaker and the relation between speaker and listener.
  3. practical considerations.


pragmatics

/ præɡˈmætɪks /

noun

  1. the study of those aspects of language that cannot be considered in isolation from its use
  2. the study of the relation between symbols and those who use them
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pragmatics1

First recorded in 1935–40; pragmatic, -ics
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Example Sentences

But then there are two important pragmatics weighing in Trump's favor.

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Cornsilk told me that it is also a matter of pragmatics.

So it’s everything from the sociology, the etiquette, or what linguists call the pragmatics of it, to literally how to operate the system and set policies.

On policy, the two know that the candidates have been sorted, often against their will, into two major buckets: the left wing and the centrists, the dreamers and the pragmatics.

Those favoring more incremental change are sold as fair and pragmatics, given the general opposition that Republicans and older voters have toward free college tuition.

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