Pragmatics

Scope & Guideline

Advancing interdisciplinary insights in pragmatics.

Introduction

Immerse yourself in the scholarly insights of Pragmatics with our comprehensive guidelines detailing its aims and scope. This page is your resource for understanding the journal's thematic priorities. Stay abreast of trending topics currently drawing significant attention and explore declining topics for a full picture of evolving interests. Our selection of highly cited topics and recent high-impact papers is curated within these guidelines to enhance your research impact.
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1018-2101
PublisherJOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO
Support Open AccessNo
CountryBelgium
TypeJournal
Convergefrom 2005 to 2024
AbbreviationPRAGMATICS / Pragmatics
Frequency4 issues/year
Time To First Decision-
Time To Acceptance-
Acceptance Rate-
Home Page-
AddressPO BOX 36224, 1020 ME AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

Aims and Scopes

The journal 'Pragmatics' focuses on the interdisciplinary study of language use in context, emphasizing the interplay between linguistic structures and their pragmatic functions. It aims to advance the understanding of how meaning is constructed in communication by integrating various methodological approaches, particularly through the use of corpora.
  1. Corpus Linguistics:
    Utilizes large collections of texts (corpora) to analyze language patterns, usage, and variations across different contexts and speaker groups.
  2. Pragmatic Analysis:
    Explores how context influences the interpretation of meaning, including the analysis of speech acts, politeness strategies, and discourse markers.
  3. Intercultural Communication:
    Investigates how language use varies across cultures, contributing to the understanding of cross-cultural pragmatics and communicative competence.
  4. Digital Communication:
    Examines language use in online contexts, focusing on social media, digital discourse, and the implications for identity and community.
  5. Historical and Sociolinguistic Perspectives:
    Analyzes language change and variation over time, providing insights into the evolution of discourse practices and their social implications.
Recent publications in 'Pragmatics' reveal several emerging themes that reflect contemporary issues and advancements in linguistic research. These trends highlight the journal's responsiveness to evolving contexts and methodologies in the field.
  1. Multimodal Pragmatics:
    There is a growing interest in how different modes of communication (e.g., visual, auditory) interact with verbal language, particularly in digital and face-to-face interactions.
  2. Corpus-Based Pragmatic Studies:
    An increasing number of studies utilize corpus-based methodologies to explore pragmatic phenomena, demonstrating the impact of large datasets on understanding language use.
  3. Pragmatics of Social Media:
    Research focusing on language use in social media platforms is on the rise, reflecting the importance of digital communication in contemporary society.
  4. Contextualized Language Learning:
    Emerging studies emphasize the role of pragmatics in language education, particularly regarding the teaching of pragmatic competence to learners in diverse contexts.
  5. Identity and Pragmatic Variation:
    There is an increased focus on how language use reflects and constructs identity, particularly in multicultural and multilingual settings.

Declining or Waning

While 'Pragmatics' has consistently covered a wide range of topics, certain themes appear to be declining in prominence based on recent publications. This decline may reflect shifting interests within the field or the emergence of new methodologies and focus areas.
  1. Traditional Speech Act Theory:
    There is a noticeable reduction in studies focused solely on classical speech act theory, as newer research tends to integrate these concepts within broader pragmatic frameworks.
  2. Static Models of Politeness:
    Research on fixed models of politeness strategies is appearing less frequently, possibly due to the growing recognition of dynamic and context-sensitive approaches to politeness.
  3. Discourse Analysis in Isolation:
    Studies that approach discourse analysis without incorporating corpus methods are less common, indicating a shift towards more empirical, data-driven research.
  4. Linguistic Universals in Pragmatics:
    Explorations of universal principles governing pragmatic behavior are becoming less frequent, as the field increasingly emphasizes the diversity of pragmatic practices across cultures.

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