By Claudia Caffi
This fourth quantity within the ''Studies in Pragmatics'' (SiP) sequence is a fittingly sturdy, well-illustrated and theoretical account of Mitigation (as a sort of Politeness). the most aim of this publication is to give a brand new built-in pragmatic method of communique. The process has been known as pragmatics of identification. it really is significant function is that it goals at integrating pragmatic perspectives (research on politeness, face-work, etc.) with insights from assorted learn fields into a longer framework the place mental facets of communique in context can also be taken into consideration.
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This psychological dimension must be regarded not as a datum, a substance, or a presupposed reality, but as a dialogic construction, a zigzag path that is uneven for most of the time, a process undergoing constant revision. The attention that one needs to pay to the surface of discourse, in its stylistic ripples and modulations, makes it possible to deal with the issue of identity from a partial, and precisely for this reason viable, perspective. e. an interactive construction process. g. a given professional role), requires a contrastive focus on the constraints set by a given context with respect to an unlimited range of expectations about speakers’ behavior and their stylistic choices.
A common reader of pragmatics may think that language is essentially a response to practical needs, its major function being instrumental. In fact, we have learned from psychology that language also meets intertwined identity and relational needs. Mitigation is precisely what links these various interactional needs, and requires therefore an integrated socio- and psycholinguistic treatment. To sum up, the above-mentioned connections and ‘loads’ are necessary for pragmatics to deal with an extremely complex object, namely the ongoing process of human communication.
Indeed, it is extremely hard to establish a connection with other disciplines, as this presupposes previous knowledge of them and the careful identification of possible relevant overlapping areas, before integrated insights can be produced. However, I believe that the link between pragmatics and other research fields does not simply respond to a generic theoretical vocation for multidisciplinarity. Rather, it is a clear theoretical and practical requirement. Pragmatics can and must play the role of the ecology of communication (Caffi, 1994a), by providing the necessary tools for enhancing the understanding of human communication in different contexts.