Toward a Motivation Model of Pragmatics

Toward a Motivation Model of PragmaticsWith the discursive turn has come a distrust a complete rejection by some of theories that seek deeper reasons for surface phenomena. Rong Chen argues that this distrust, with its accompanying overemphasis on specificity and fluidity of linguistic meaning and social values, is unwarranted and unhelpful. Drawing on insights from social theories and various strands of pragmatics, he proposes a motivation model of pragmatics (MMP), contending that

A fresh perspective on the well-loved tradition of the service of Lessons and Carols

and the most famous photographs from this era to capture the spirit

Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia from April 1975 to January 1979 under the Khmer Rouge in order to explore why mass murder happens and what motivates perpetrators to kill

Harry Tisch und Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

the practice of prayer in Christian spiritual tradition

Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more sustainable food production system

this volume takes important strides towards unraveling the complex web of culture

and of the necessary equipment for the application of this methodology in production plants

from South Yemen to the Hidden Lands of Tibetan Buddhism

Der Band Imagination

the events at Bent's Old Fort provide a compelling example not only of "world formation" but of a world's tragic collapse

all from acknowledged Cervantes experts