In this seminar we will investigate the complex relationship between language and (material) space from a pragmatics perspective. Classes will be based on a new publication, the handbook on “Pragmatics of Space” (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110693713/html), comprising various contributions on the linguistic description of space, interaction in different spaces, communicative resources of constructed spaces and cultural differences in the pragmatics of space. We will work closely with a selection of texts from the handbook, which students will be required to present, summarise and discuss. close