Pragmatic Language Communication

Running head: PRAGMATIC LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION
Pragmatic Language Communication
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1PRAGMATIC LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION
Pragmatic communication focuses on the social communication with the help
of proper grammatical structure through oral and written mediums.
Pragmatic features of Oral communication style
Body gestures, Facial expressions, Informal and not recorded
Pragmatic features of written communication style
Written Formal and recorded
Pragmatic feature of formal and informal settings
The formal settings are mainly within the organization building networks in presentations and meetings with
team and in professional contact. The informal settings are between small groups having gossip and personal
talk with peers and friends.
Challenges of English pragmatic learners
Misinterpretation of English vocabulary
Spread of unnecessary of rumor
Improper body gestures
Listening barriers to communication be it physical, mental or external
Needs of English pragmatic learners
Vocabulary relatedness in terms of social context
Decoding of signals and gestures
Strategies to help English Learners
Better communicational channel
Proper feedback system
No biasness in communication
Maintained proper use of gestures and signs
Relationships of pragmatics to the social functions of language
a. Inform – The non-verbal language inform the two parties in the communication channel with the help of
symbols and gestures in terms of culture, setting and the intent of the message.
b. Persuade – The pragmatic language helps in persuading the opposite party of the communication through the
cognitive decoding of the symbols and gestures. The language style and the use of verbs, adjectives with
sentence structure sets the persuading element in message.
c. Amuse – The pragmatic language also sets amusement between the sender and receiver. The kinetics and the
various non-verbal elements like the smile, eye movements, hand postures with the writing of message writing
sets the tone for interesting conversation with clarity in message sending process.
d. Control –The sender has to encode the symbols, gestures and message content controlling it with time and