Courses Catalogue

Pragmatics

Course Code: ELS 334
Credit Unit: 3
Academic Programme: Bachelor of Art Degree in English and Literary Studies
Faculty: English and Literary Studies
Status: Core
Programme Type: Bachelor

Course Description

This is an extension of Discourse Analysis. Pragmatics focuses on the essential role of context in text interpretation. It also highlights the various theoretical models that are germane to deriving shades/aspects of meanings in different situations of language use.