How Pragmatics Works | How Language Works

We often don’t always say what we mean, and yet we still manage to communicate with each other. How is this possible? Pragmatics! In this short episode led by your friendly neighborhood linguist Emily (PhD), you’ll discover the basics of what pragmatics is, why it matters, and how it works. Enjoy!

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Meet your guide/host! Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango who specializes in the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing. Emily is also a language teacher, a producer of the We Are What We Speak docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!