The Routledge Handbook of Pragmatics provides a stateoftheart overview of the wide breadth of research in pragmatics. An introductory section outlines a brief history the main issues and key approaches and perspectives in the field followed by a thoughtprovoking introductoryampampnbspchapter on interdisciplinarity by Jacob L. Mey. A further thirtyeight chapters cover both traditional and newer areas of pragmatic research divided into four sections Methods and modalities Established fields Pragmatics across disciplines Applications of pragmatic research in todays world. With accessible refreshing descriptions and discussions and with a look towards future directions this Handbook is an essential resource for advanced undergraduates postgraduates and researchers in pragmatics within English language and linguistics andampampnbspcommunication studies.