Toward a Motivation Model of Pragmatics

Rong Chen

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De Gruyter Mouton
18 July 2022

Language Reference & Linguistics

Series: Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP]

With the “discursive turn” has come a distrust – a complete rejection by some – of theories that seek deeper reasons for surface phenomena. Rong Chen argues that this distrust, with its accompanying overemphasis on specificity and fluidity of linguistic meaning and social values, is unwarranted and unhelpful. Drawing on insights from social theories and various strands of pragmatics, he proposes a motivation model of pragmatics (MMP), contending that language use can be adequately, coherently, and elegantly studied via the motivation behind it in its varied and dynamic contexts. The model, with its well-laid out components, is then applied to (im)politeness research, cross-cultural pragmatics, diachronic pragmatics, discourse and genre analysis, conversation analysis, identity construction, and the study of metaphor, sarcasm, parody, and lying. MMP is thus a framework aimed at accounting for fluidity with stable notions, specificity with general principles, and differences with similar underlying factors. As such, the book should appeal to students of pragmatics, (im)politeness, conversation analysis, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, communication, sociology, and psychology.

By: Rong Chen
Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 632g
ISBN: 9783110787580
ISBN 10: 311078758X
Series: Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP]
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 18 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rong Chen, California State University, San Bernardino, USA; Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian, China.

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Toward a Motivation Model of Pragmatics

Rong Chen

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