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PRAGMATICS.George Yule. Oxford: Oxford University Press,1996. Pp. xiv + 138. $10.95 paper. and MEANING IN INTERACTION: ANINTRODUCTION TO PRAGMATICS.Jenny Thomas. London: Longman,1995. Pp. xv + 224. $26.60 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1998

Noël Houck
Affiliation:
Temple University Japan

Abstract

These books represent two of the most recent additions to the growing number of introductory texts designed to be used as main or supporting resources in academic courses on pragmatics. Although each is intended for use by readers with little or no background in the field, they differ considerably.

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© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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