According to Relevance Theory, an assumption is relevant in a context if and only if it has some ( ) in that context. Context means not simply the preceding linguistic text, or the environment in which the utterance occurs, but the set of ( ) used to understand the utterance.
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- According to Numan, context can be classified into . A: linguistic context and co-text. B: nonlinguistic context and extra-linguistic context. C: situational context and cultural context D: linguistic context and nonlinguistic context.
- Which of the following is NOT one of the types of context A: Linguistic context. B: B. Non-linguistic context. C: Extra-linguistic context. D: Intra-linguistic context.
- Linguistic context can be subdivided into lexical context and ______ context. A: words B: clauses C: grammatical D: sentences
- Pragmatics studies meaning in A: context B: use C: utterance D: sentence
- Firth’s main approach to developing a linguistic theory based on the notion of function in context was by means of the concept of ______.