Pragmatics: Language Evolution and Linguistic Divisions

This chapter explores the concept of pragmatics and its connection to language use. It discusses Chomsky's 'waste basket of pragmatics' and the idea that linguistics is a subdiscipline of pragmatics. The speakers argue for a more flexible binary of competence and performance in language.

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