pragmatics

Example Sentences

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“I want an architecture that derives from the pragmatics of the structure,” he says.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2023

So it’s everything from the sociology, the etiquette, or what linguists call the pragmatics of it, to literally how to operate the system and set policies.

From The Verge • May 26, 2020

The voters value executives focused on the pragmatics of delivering the services they want within a budget.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2018

Sankaram’s doctoral interest in semiotics and pragmatics influences her compositional practices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2017

Such questions of chance influence of trifles upon the greater events of life is a constant theme of speculation among the pragmatics; no petty detail is overlooked in the possibility of its portentous consequences.

From Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century by Hewett-Thayer, Harvey W. (Harvey Waterman)