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A. Michael Halliday
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B. Bertrand Russell
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C. None of these
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D. J.L. Austin
Explanation
- J.L. Austin introduced the concept of speech acts, dividing them into locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts.
- His work, How to Do Things with Words (1962), is foundational in speech act theory.
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A. Word formation
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B. Sentence structure
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C. Sound patterns
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D. Language meaning in social context
Explanation
Pragmatics studies how context influences the interpretation of meaning—including
speaker intention, social rules, and conversational implicature.
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