Pragmatics and Discourse:

is a comprehensive introduction to pragmatics and discourse

covers the core areas of the subject:context,co-text,speech acts, conversation structure, the cooperative principle, and politeness

draws on a wealth of real texts, from Pride and Prejudice and Winnie the Pooh to who wants to be a Millionaire and mobile text messages

provides classic readings from the key names in the discipline, from Sperber and Wilson to Fairclough, Wodak and Gumperz.

Joan Cutting is Reader in Applied Linguistics at the University of Sunderland,UK.