Pragmatics and Semantics Many contemporary philosophical approaches are based on semantics. Brandom for instance, focuses on the meaning of words (albeit from a pragmatic perspective). Others take an approach that is more holistic to pragmatics, like relevance theory, which aims to understand how an expression is understood by the hearer. https://pragmatickr80009.thekatyblog.com/29023941/the-ultimate-cheat-sheet-on-pragmatic-free-game