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Pragmatics Always Matters: An Expanded Vision of Experimental Pragmatics
Raymond W Gibbs1, Herbert L Colston2
1Independent Researcher, Soquel, CA, United States.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 15, 2020
Summary
Experimental pragmatics should expand beyond inferred meanings to study the complete pragmatics of language use. This involves examining context, participants, and diverse meanings for a fuller understanding of communication.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Linguistic Philosophy
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Experimental pragmatics often focuses on inferred meanings, viewing them as secondary to coded linguistic content.
- This approach overlooks the pervasive and constraining role of pragmatics in real-time language processing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To broaden the scope of experimental pragmatics.
- To advocate for greater emphasis on the complete pragmatics of language use in research.
Main Methods:
- The study proposes a shift in focus rather than detailing specific experimental methods.
- It calls for closer examination of participants, tasks, and contextual factors in pragmatic research.
Main Results:
- The abstract does not present empirical results but argues for a new research direction.
- It highlights the need to integrate a wider range of factors into pragmatic studies.
Conclusions:
- Pragmatics is integral to language production and processing, not merely an add-on.
- Future experimental pragmatics research should encompass bodily, linguistic, and situational factors for a comprehensive understanding of meaning-making.
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