This is the first substantial textbook on pragmatics to focus on Spanish. The authors discuss key theories within the Anglo-American tradition of pragmatics, concentrating on the relationship between language use and socio-cultural contexts, and their uptake by Hispanists. They draw on research by foremost scholars in the field, and with reference to a wide range of Spanishes, and include a first treatment of 'sociopragmatic variation'. Concepts throughout are illustrated with real...
More DescriptionThis is the first substantial textbook on pragmatics to focus on Spanish. The authors discuss key theories within the Anglo-American tradition of pragmatics, concentrating on the relationship between language use and socio-cultural contexts, and their uptake by Hispanists. They draw on research by foremost scholars in the field, and with reference to a wide range of Spanishes, and include a first treatment of 'sociopragmatic variation'. Concepts throughout are illustrated with real language examples taken from different Spanish corpora. The book is carefully structured to be appropriate for upper-level undergraduate, as well as postgraduate, students.