THE ROLE OF CONTEXT IN WORD MEANING CONSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY

The role of context in the interpretation of a linguistic unit has long been considered, even if from different perspectives: from the view that regards context as an extralinguistic feature, to the position that meaning is only meaning in use and therefore, pragmatics and semantics are inseparable....

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Main Author: Maria Dolores Porto Requejo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2007-06-01
Series:International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
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Online Access:http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/48991