COURSE CONTENT

Course Title: Pragmatics Course Code: ENG-622

Course Structure: Lectures: 2 Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Prerequisites: None

Course Introduction:
The course aims at introducing students to the basics of Pragmatics. Through this course student will be
able to study factors that govern choice of language in social interaction and the effects of these choices on
others.

i. Introducing the concept of Pragmatics

ii. Exploring different theories of Pragmatics
iii. Identification of different levels of Conversational analyses
iv. Understanding the relevance of context in interpretation of conversation

Relevance
 Politeness
 Phatic tokens
Deixis

Recommended Books:

 Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford University Press.

 Burton-Roberts, N. (Ed.), (2007). Pragmatics. Palgrave Macmillan.

 Carston, R. (2002). Thoughts and Utterances: the pragmatics of explicit communication.
Wiley-Blackwell
 Cutting, J. (2002). Pragmatics and Discourse: a resource book for students. Routledge.

Week Date/Day/Time Topics to be covered

# Venue
Main Topics Sub Topics Content Material/References

1st Tuesday Introduction  Introduction to  Online lecture prepared from:

 6/10/20 To Pragmatics as a  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
Pragmatics field of linguistic University Press.
9:30 -11:00
study  Chapter 1

Tuesday  Online lecture prepared from:

6/10/20
 Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
 Syntax, Semantics, University Press.
12: 00- 1:30
and Pragmatics  Chapter 1

2nd Tuesday Speech Acts  Speech Acts  Online lecture prepared from:
13/10/20
 Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
 Speech act theory University Press.
9:30 -11:00 & complex speech Chapter 6
acts
by Austin https://www.slideshare.net/elifgllbdk/s
peech-acts-59844187

Tuesday  IFIDs  Audio/online/ lecture in person

13/10/20
 The performativity
hypothesis  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
12: 00- 1:30 University Press.
Chapter 6

3rd Tuesday Categories of Categories Of The  https://sites.duke.edu/conversions/files

20/10/20 Illocutionary Act Into /2014/09/Searle_Illocutionary-
Speech Act
Five Classes: Acts.pdf
9:30 -11:00
Searle(1969
Tuesday Continued  https://sites.duke.edu/conversions/files
20/10/20 /2014/09/Searle_Illocutionary-
Acts.pdf
12: 00- 1:30

4th Tuesday Felicity Felicity conditions  http://grammar.ucsd.edu/courses/lign1
27/10/20 conditions  05/student-powerpoint/Felicity
%20conditions.pdf
9:30 -11:00
Tuesday Felicity Felicity conditions  http://grammar.ucsd.edu/courses/lign1
27/10/20 conditions (Coninued) 05/student-powerpoint/Felicity
%20conditions.pdf
12: 00- 1:30
 
th
5 Tuesday Conversation Turn-Taking Online lecture
3/11/20 and  Handouts provided
preference
9:30 -11:00 structure

Tuesday  Adjacency Pairs  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford

3/11/20 University Press.
  Pause, Overlaps, Chapter 8
12: 00- 1:30 backchannels

6th Tuesday The Grice Four Maxims  Online lecture prepared from:
10/11/20 cooperative  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
9:30 -11:00 principle University Press.
Chapter 5

Tuesday  Conversational  Online lecture prepared from:

10/11/20 Implicature  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
 Generalization University Press.
conversational Chapter 5
12: 00- 1:30
implicatures

7th Tuesday The  Scalar implicatures  Online lecture prepared from:

17/11/20 cooperative  Particularized  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
conversational
principle University Press.
implicatures
9:30 -11:00 (Continued)  Chapter 5

Tuesday  Properties of  Online lecture prepared from:

17/11/20 conversational  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
implicatures
University Press.
 Conventional
12: 00- 1:30 implicatues  Chapter 5

8th Tuesday Non  Flouting a Maxim  Online lecture prepared from:

24/11/20 Observance
  Violating the  https://www.ukessays.com/essays/eng
of maxims lish-language/non-observance-of-
9:30 -11:00 maxims
grices-maxims.php#:~:text=Grice
 Infringing the %20distinguished%20five%20types
maxims %20by,%2C%20opting%20out%2C
%20and%20suspending.

Tuesday  Opting out the  Online lecture prepared from:

24/10/20
maxims
12: 00- 1:30  Suspending the  https://www.ukessays.com/essays/eng
lish-language/non-observance-of-
Maxims grices-maxims.php#:~:text=Grice
 Quiz %20distinguished%20five%20types
%20by,%2C%20opting%20out%2C
%20and%20suspending.

9th Tuesday Conversation Conversation Analysis https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3364

1/12/20 Analysis Theory 58644_Conversation_Analysis

9:30 -11:00 Theory

 Tuesday Conversation Analysis https://www.researchgate.net/publication/3364
1/12/20 Theory 58644_Conversation_Analysis
(Continued)
12: 00- 1:30
MID TERM EXAMINATION

10th Tuesday  Relev Introduction  Handouts Provided

08/12/20 ance https://www.slideshare.net/kirannazir1/the-
relevance-theory-pragmatics
9:30 -11:00
Tuesday Relevance Theory https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/lal/11337397n1/1
08/12/20 1337397n1p85.pdf

12: 00- 1:30


th
11 Tuesday Politeness Introduction Audio/online lecture
15/12/20
 https://pdp.sjsu.edu/people/thom.h
9:30 -11:00 uebner/courses/Ling122/s0/13-
Ling-122-9---Politeness.ppt

Tuesday Politeness Theory  Audio/online lecture

15/12/20
 https://www.researchgate.net/publ
By Brown an d Levinson ication/267948289_An_Overview
12: 00- 1:30 _of_Politeness_Theories_Current
_Status_Future_Orientations
12th Tuesday Politeness Politeness  Online lecture prepared from:
22/12/20 and Face wants  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
Interaction
9:30 -11:00 Negative and positive University Press.
face
Chapter 7
Tuesday Self and other: say  Online lecture prepared from:
22/12/20 nothing  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
12: 00- 1:30 Say something: off and on University Press.
record
Chapter 5
Positive and negative
politeness
Strategies
Pre-sequences

13th Tuesday Deixis Introduction

29/12/20 Handouts provided

9:30 -11:00
Tuesday Deixis and Personal deixes  Online lecture prepared from:
29/12/20 distance
 Spatial deixies  Yule, G. (1996). Pragmatics: Oxford
Temporal deixies University Press.
12: 00- 1:30 Chapter: 2
Deixies and grammar
14th Tuesday Phatic tokens Introduction https://www.thoughtco.com/phatic
05/01/21 -communication-1691619

9:30 -11:00
Tuesday Phatic tokens Introduction https://www.thoughtco.com/phatic
05/01/21 (Continued) -communication-1691619
12: 00- 1:30
15th Tuesday Pragmatics of https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/pragmati
12/01/21 Phatic tokens cs-of-phatic-tokens/viewer

9:30 -11:00
Tuesday Pragmatic (Continued)
12/01/21 s of Phatic https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/prag
tokens matics-of-phatic-tokens/viewer
12: 00- 1:30
16th Tuesday
19/01/21 Revision Quiz,

9:30 -11:00
Tuesday Revision
19/01/21 Assignment.

12: 00- 1:30

Final Term Examination

1. Teaching and learning methods

a. ……Lecture method…………….
b. …Problem Solving Method…….
c. Discussion sessions
d. Quiz and Assignment

2. Student assessment methods

a. Assignment to assess students’ understanding of the course

b. Quiz to assess Students’ learning

3. Assessment Shedule

Assessment 1……. Quiz.…………… Week……8th ……………….

Assessment 2…… Assinmt/Quiz ……… Week……16th ………………
4. Weightage Assessment (Evaluating/Grading Policy).
Assignments 10%
Quiz 10%

Mid Term Examination 30%

Final Term Examination 50%

Grand Total 100%

5. Facilities required for teaching and learning: Computer, Broad Band Internet connection

Course Instructor: Ms. Shumaila Ashee

Lecturer
Dept. Of English Language and Literature
Email: shumail.ashee@sbbwu.edu.pk
Contact : 033482684535

Incharge of Department: Ms. Hoor Shamail

Date:________________________ Dean: ____________________