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Pragmatic connectives

Journal of PragmaticsPublished 1 October 1979
Teun A. van Dijk
Citations209
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.21
SNIP1.91

Abstract

In this paper, the pragmatic function of connectives is discussed. Whereas semantic connectives express relations between denoted facts, pragmatic connectives express relations between speech acts. This paper takes a closer look at the pragmatic connectives and, but, or, so, and if.

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