The basic difference between pragmatics and traditional semantics is that pragmatics considers meaning in context and traditionally semantics studies meaning in isolation from the context of use.

• 语用学和语义学两者都是对意义的研究，它们根本的区别在于语义学研究的语言的抽象意义，语用学研究的是交际过程中语言意义的表达和理解。