Rhetorical Pragmatics

Hussain Hameed Mayuuf

Abstract


This study tackles Rhetorical Pragmatics. It starts with a brief idea about Rhetoric; its relationship with Dialectics, Communication, and pragmatics. The study adopts Leech's model of communication which entails explaining the Interpersonal Rhetoric with its components: the cooperative , politeness, irony and Banter principles. An idea concerning the textual Rhetoric is also presented in section four giving some significant points on its principles. The paper also deals with Rhetorical Pragmatic Strategies, types of arguments, figures of speech and Tropes. The paper ends with a brief idea about Strategic Maneuvering in argumentation.

 

Keywords: Rhetoric, Pragmatics, argument, argumentation, cooperative principle, tropes and strategic maneuvering.


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