Pragmatics and Semantics Many contemporary pragmatics theories based on philosophy focus on semantics. For instance, Brandom focuses on linguistic meaning (albeit from a pragmatist perspective). Others adopt a more holistic view of pragmatics, such as relevance theory, which seeks to study the underlying processes of an utterance by a hearer. https://pragmatickr97531.shoutmyblog.com/29363335/the-history-of-pragmatic-free-game