Episode 27 - Why Pragmatics Gives You Superpowers - An Interview with Andreas Grundtvig 64p6a

In this interview I discuss pragmatics and pragmatic competence with Andreas Grundtvig, author of "English is Context," a new book for teachers and learners about English pragmatics. This is a big one! And we talk about a lot of amazing topics, including: - How gamers now, the gay community in the early 20th century and London Cockneys evolved their own language ... and why. - Why they rap the news in Senegal. - How learning about Grice's Maxims can help you see through propaganda. - How to understand people from a particular country beyond the food and the flag and stuff like that - how to terrorize people ... by being polite! - 3 things you can do right now to improve your pragmatic competence. 586b69