Pragmatics

Karen Lewis (Barnard College, Columbia University) explores the relationship between language and communication, looking at ... We don't always say exactly what we mean, and yet we're still pretty good at understanding each other. Our conversations may not always behave entirely logically, but we still have rules to follow.

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• Karen Lewis (Barnard College, Columbia University) explores the relationship between language and communication, looking at ...
• We don't always say exactly what we mean, and yet we're still pretty good at understanding each other.
• Our conversations may not always behave entirely logically, but we still have rules to follow.

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