This Reader Is A Collection Of Classic Texts In Pragmatics And Also Reflects Current Developments In Contemporary Pragmatics. It Includes Substantial Editorial Commentary In The Form Of A Detailed Introduction And Section Introductions As Well As Further Reading And References. Acknowledgements 1. Introduction - Dawn Archer And Peter Grundy 2. Linguistic Pragmatics. Editors' Introduction To Section 2. 2.1. How To Do Things With Words - J. L. Austin 2.2. Indirect Speech Acts - John R. Searle 2.3. Logic And Conversation - H. P. Grice 2.4. Western Linguistics: An Historical Introduction - Pieter A. M. Seuren 2.5. Pragmatic Presuppositions - Robert C. Stalnaker 3. Post-gricean Pragmatics. Editors' Introduction To Section 3. 3.1. Neo-gricean Pragmatics 3.1.1. Presumptive Meanings - Stephen C. Levinson 3.1.2. Some Perspectives On Lexical Pragmatics - Reinhard Blutner 3.2. Relevance Theory 3.2.1. Relevance Theory - Diane Blakemore 3.2.2. Recent Developments In Relevance Theory - Billy Clark 3.2.3. Thoughts And Utterances - Robyn Carston 3.2.4 The Mapping Between The Mental And The Public Lexicon - Dan Sperber And Deirdre Wilson 4. Indexicality. Editors' Introduction To Section 4. 4.1. Deixis - Stephen C. Levinson 4.2.^ Alternate Grounds In The Interpretation Of Deictic Expressions - Jo Rubba 4.3. Notes On The Role Of Metapragmatic Awareness - Jef Verschueren 5. Historical Pragmatics. Editors' Introduction To Section 5. 5.1. The Role Of Pragmatics In Semantic Change - Elizabeth Close Traugott 5.2. Pragmatic Markers In English: Grammaticalization And Discourse Functions - Laurel J. Brinton 5.3. Diachronic Speech Act Analysis: Insults From Flyting To Flaming - Andreas H. Jucker And Irma Taavitsainen 6. Politeness, Face And Impoliteness. Editors' Introduction To Section 6. 6.1. On Face-work: An Analysis Of Ritual Elements In Social Interaction - Erving Goffman 6.2. Politeness: Some Universals In Language Usage - Penelope Brown And Stephen C. Levinson 6.3. Relational Work And Impoliteness: Negotiating Norms Of Linguistic Behaviour - Miriam A. Locher And Richard J. Watts 6.4. Impoliteness And Entertainment In The Television Quiz Show: The Weakest Link - Jonathan Culpeper 7.^ Cross-cultural And Intercultural Pragmatics. Editors' Introduction To Section 7. 7.1. Cross-cultural Pragmatics: Requests And Apologies - Shoshana Blum-kulka, Julianne House And Gabriele Kasper 7.2. Why Can't Learners Of Jfl Distinguish Polite From Impolite Speech Styles? - Haruko Minegishi Cook 7.3. Intercultural Pragmatics - Istvan Kecskes 8. Pragmatics And Conversation - Development And Impairment. Editors' Introduction To Section 8. 8.1. Pragmatic Development - Anat Ninio And Catherine E. Snow 8.2. Discourse, Pragmatics, Conversation, Analysis - Emanuel A. Schegloff 8.3. Conversations With An Alzheimer's Patient - Heidi Ehrenberger Hamilton 9. Pragmaticians On Pragmatics. Editors' Introduction To Section 9. 9.1. Against Rationalistic Pragmatics - Roman Kopytko 9.2. Pragmatics In The Late Twentieth Century: Countering Recent Historiographic Neglect - Jon F. Pressman 9.3. From The Ideal, The Ordinary, And The Orderly To Conflict And Violence In Pragmatic Research - Charles L.^ Briggs 10. Theory And Practice In Pragmatics - Dawn Archer Edited By Dawn Archer And Peter Grundy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.