Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in communication, concerned with appropriateness, both with regard to what is said in a particular context and how it is said.
Learners have to learn when it is appropriate to perform a particular language function and also how to encode it.
Thomas(1983) distinguishes
Learners have to learn when it is appropriate to perform a particular language function and also how to encode it.
Thomas(1983) distinguishes