Context & Meaning?It is a difficult operation.?1. A surgical operation performed on a human being or an animal;?2. A strategic movement of troops and ships;?3. A financial transaction; ?4. Something related to mathematics;?5. The way a machine is context??A:Inanarrowsense? It refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears.? ontextor co-text whichmaycoveraparagraph,awhole? chapterandeventheentirebook. ?B: In abroadsense?Itincludesthephysicalsituationaswell,?whichembracesthepeople,time,place,?andeventhewholeculturalbackground. ?Itiscalledextra-linguisticor? non-ontextTypes of context?Two types of context:? ontext? Extra-ontext? a. situational context? b. cultural context Extra-linguistic context?Situational context — the time, place, participants and their relationship.?Cultural context — the whole culture background (the social custom shared by people of a certain munity, including politics, economy, philosophy, technology, history, etc.)Situational context? In different situations (time, place, etc.), the same utterance may have different meanings. .?It is time to go aboard.?Example1 ?John is like a fish.?Situation A: It is said when John is swimming.?Interpretation: John swims well.?Situation B: It is said at a party.?Interpretation: John drinks a lot of wine.?Situation C: It is said when people discuss about John’s character.?Interpretation: John is as cold as a fish. (indifferent)?Example 2??Mary: Can you open the door??Jack: Yes, I can.?If Jack goes to open the door after this, then the word CAN indicates a request.?If Jack doesn’t go to open the door after this, then the word CAN indicates a kind of ability. Then the Jack’s answer is an indirect refusal.??The classroom is noisy, the students are in a mess. The es in,?Teacher: Order! ?A student: Beer!?All of the students burst into laughter.?The naughty student misunderstands the teachers’ meaning
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