Pragmatics-the study of language in context, and of how we understand what other people
say-is a core subject in English language, linguistics, and communication studies. This …

Several priority actions are required to ensure a healthy environment for all. One of the
priority actions is to collect and manage wastes effectively and efficiently. In this theoretical …

Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant global public health problem and
the most prominent human rights violation severely impacting women's health and …

During the past two decades, the main focus in the fastgrowing field of multimodality has
been the inter-semiotic relationships between different modes. However, due attention has …

This paper presents a theory of audience-resistance and speaker-denial. The paper
commences with the problem of definition, encompassing an analysis of the scope and …

As cultures are mainly divided into collectivistic and individualistic, members tend to
emphasize, through communication, either their position as part of their group or their …

Trailers for movies are generally considered aesthetic independent multimodal fragmented
discourse. Since one of the key features of trailers for docudramas is to promote arguments …

In this work, we propose an analysis of Italian verbs containing the suffix-Vcchiare, such as
leggiucchiare 'read a little/read in a cursory fashion', mangiucchiare 'eat a little/nibble' …

The analysis discusses the illocutionary acts and forces in Donald Trump's 4th of February,
2024 State of the Union address. Based on the analysis that has been conducted, it aimed to …

Objectives: This study investigates the vital role Relevance Theory plays in promoting the
pragmatic competence of students in translation. It seeks to probe into the pragmalinguistic …