The Module has tried to analyze the basic concept of Semantics and Pragmatics. It has presented various types of semantics on the basis of the occurrence of the meaning. The module has also tried to bring out various types of meaning in various context and the formation of meaning in the sentence. It has discussed the term Pragmatics and several types of contexts in which meaning is formed in regard to the pragmatics. It has also presented different Clements of pragmatics such as Entailment, Presupposition and Implicature. The study has broadly come up with the study of relationship between Semantics and Pragmatics.
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS & PHONETICS - SEMANTICS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PRAGMATICS