The difference between Linguistics and Pragmatics

When used as nouns, linguistics means the scientific study of language, whereas pragmatics means the study of the use of language in a social context.


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  1. Linguistics as a noun:

    The scientific study of language.

  1. Pragmatics as a noun:

  1. Pragmatics as a noun (linguistics, translation studies):

    The study of the use of language in a social context.