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ON THE STATUS OF PRAGMATICS

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Nagy K.
Magyar Nyelv (Hungarian Language)
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2005
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vol. 101
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issue 4
436-448
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The status of pragmatics is an issue of theoretical linguistics that is especially relevant within contemporary linguistic research. The first part of the paper deals with the problem of defining that relatively young discipline and its relation to grammar and linguistics in general. It systematises the most characteristic views on that issue, including the relationships between pragmatics and semantics and between pragmatics and modularity, respectively. The second part introduces some pertinent historical linguistic data, comparing the grammaticalisation of constructions of 'to go' with infinitives in Catalan and Spanish. It turns out that pragmatic factors play an important role in historical change, the discussion thus supports the efficiency of coupling pragmatics with historical linguistics that may prove to be fruitful for both areas. On the basis of historical data, conclusions can be drawn concerning the status of pragmatics, according to which pragmatics should be seen as situated within the theory of language, in close correlation with grammar, accepting a notion of modularity that goes beyond the classical Fodorian view.
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