Anne O’Keeffe is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. Brian Clancy is Lecturer in Academic Writing and Research Methods, Academic Learning Centre, and Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Department of English Language and Literature, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. Svenja Adolphs is Professor of English Language and Linguistics and Head of School at the School of English, University of Nottingham, UK.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Researching PragmaticsChapter 3 Corpus PragmaticsChapter 4 Reference Chapter 5 PolitenessChapter 6 Speech ActsChapter 7 Pragmatics and Language VariationChapter 8 Pragmatics and Variation at the Level of RegisterChapter 9 Pragmatics and Language TeachingAppendix 1ReferencesIndex

"Preserving the clear, well-paced writing of the first edition, this new edition has been thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. New material, notably in the areas of corpus pragmatics and variational pragmatics, reflects not only hot areas in pragmatics but the world-leading expertise of the authors". Jonathan Culpeper, Lancaster University, UK"It has long been argued that pragmatics should be an empirical discipline. The second edition of this textbook fulfils that promise. The authors systematically draw on real-life examples from language corpora to illustrate complex theoretical concepts in a clear and accessible manner. In so doing they lay a solid foundation for students of pragmatics to further advance the field."Michael Haugh, The University of Queensland, Australia"This book represents an important contribution to the introductory literature on pragmatics. It is a reference for learners, teachers and researchers. The real data that prevail throughout the chapters make the book an interactive one that perfectly suits learners and teachers alike. In addition, the wide range of topics examined and the tasks included in each chapter provide insights for researchers."Journal of Pragmatics 158 (2020), Sharif Alghazo