Pragmatics is the branch of linguistics concerned with the use of language in social contexts and the ways in which people produce and comprehend meanings through language. It focuses on the rules and conventions that govern language use in different communicative situations, rather than the meanings of individual words (semantics), the sounds of language (phonology), or the structure of sentences (syntax).

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Pragmatics Refers to

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Pragmatics refers to

A) The system of rules governing how language is used and understood in given social contexts
B) The meanings of words
C) The system of rules governing word pronunciation in a given language
D) The system of rules governing word forms and how words should be strung together to form meaningful utterances

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