What do we mean when we talk about pragmatics as seen through a societal prism? Is not pragmatics by definition soci(et)al? In this chapter, I explain my views on pragmatics, and highlight its societal character, interpreted as a commitment to and from the users’ side. I especially look into the oppressive aspects of our language, and suggest ways and means to prevent such oppression, in an “emancipatory pragmatics,” as it would be appropriate to call it.
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Mey, J. L. (2016). Pragmatics seen through the prism of society. In Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy and Psychology (Vol. 4, pp. 15–41). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12616-6_2
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