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Directions in Sociopragmatics

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 April 2021

Dániel Z. Kádár and

Edited by

Dániel Z. Kádár and

Michael Haugh: Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Dániel Z. Kádár: Affiliation:
Hungarian Research Institute for Linguistics, and Dalian University of Foreign Languages
Marina Terkourafi: Affiliation:
Leiden University

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Sociopragmatics encompasses the study of social dimensions of language use. This chapter discusses directions in the rapidly growing field of sociopragmatics. It begins by first introducing the rationale for producing the first handbook of sociopragmatics, before briefly discussing the different, albeit complementary, ways in which the scope of sociopragmatics has been framed in the field. In the course of this discussion we draw particular attention to three key anchors of sociopragmatic research: social, interactional and normative dimensions of language use. We then offer an overview of the contents of the handbook, explaining how we have brought together a range of different research areas, topics and approaches under the umbrella of sociopragmatics. We conclude with thoughts on the place of sociopragmatics with respect to the broader field of pragmatics.

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pragmatics sociopragmatics interpersonal communication

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