pragmatics
prag.mat.ics \prag-'mat-iks\ n pl but sing or pl in constr : a branch of semiotic that deals with the relation between signs or lingu istic expressions and their users
prag.mat.ics \prag-'mat-iks\ n pl but sing or pl in constr : a branch of semiotic that deals with the relation between signs or lingu istic expressions and their users