Introducing Pragmatics in Use by Anne O'Keeffe, Brian Clancy and Svenja Adolphs is an English-language study book that makes pragmatics accessible to students. It covers theory and application to spoken and written language using language corpora and associated software.
This work focuses on corpus-based methods to analyze core components such as deixis, politeness, speech acts, language variation, and register. The second edition has been expanded with new topics and software, including a chapter on corpus pragmatics and tools for integrating pragmatics into language lessons. All chapters include practical assignments for group or self-study.
Introducing Pragmatics builds on research in linguistics, discourse analysis, and TESOL and is suitable for advanced undergraduate and master’s students. The combination of theory and realistic language data makes it a valuable reference work for use in higher education.