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pragmatics Noun

— Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in real life. It is about practical language use. Examples of English pragmatics included saying, "Could I have a cookie?" or "Those cookies look good," to mean "Give me a cookie."

pragmatics

— noun the study of language use

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linguistic performance

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