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  2. Functional discourse grammar - Wikipedia

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    Functional discourse grammar explains the phonology, morphosyntax, pragmatics and semantics in one linguistic theory. According to functional discourse grammar, linguistic utterances are built top-down in this order by deciding upon: The pragmatic aspects of the utterance; The semantic aspects of the utterance; The morphosyntactic aspects of ...

  3. Common ground (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language, the common ground of a conversation is the set of propositions that the interlocutors have agreed to treat as true. For a proposition to be in the common ground, it must be common knowledge in the conversational context.

  4. Turn construction unit - Wikipedia

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    Pragmatic methods: turns perform actions, and at the point where listeners have heard enough and know enough, a turn can be pragmatically complete. Visual methods: Gesture, gaze and body movement is also used to indicate that a turn is over. For example, a person speaking looks at the next speaker when their turn is about to end.

  5. Locutionary act - Wikipedia

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    Speech Act Theory is a subfield of pragmatics that explores how words and sentences are not only used to present information, but also to perform actions. [2] As an utterance, a locutionary act is considered a performative , in which both the audience and the speaker must trust certain conditions about the speech act.

  6. Adjacency pairs - Wikipedia

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    Adjacency pairs are a component of pragmatic variation in the study of linguistics, and are considered primarily to be evident in the "interactional" function of pragmatics. [2] Adjacency pairs exist in every language and vary in context and content among each, based on the cultural values held by speakers of the respective language.

  7. The 202 best conversation starters for any (and every) situation

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    The next time you're talking to someone new, lead with one of these funny, deep, or random conversation starters. Find good ideas for dating, texting and more. The 202 best conversation starters ...

  8. Discourse marker - Wikipedia

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    A discourse marker is a word or a phrase that plays a role in managing the flow and structure of discourse.Since their main function is at the level of discourse (sequences of utterances) rather than at the level of utterances or sentences, discourse markers are relatively syntax-independent and usually do not change the truth conditional meaning of the sentence. [1]

  9. Implicature - Wikipedia

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    Grice distinguished conversational implicatures, which arise because speakers are expected to respect general rules of conversation, and conventional ones, which are tied to certain words such as "but" or "therefore". [2] Take for example the following exchange: A (to passerby): I am out of gas. B: There is a gas station 'round the corner.