【论语境在言语交际中的作用】王黎明.pdf

Masters Degree Thesis Context Its Effect on Speech Communication Major:ForeignLinguisticsApplied Linguistics Writer:WangLiming Advisor:AssociateProfessor SunPing Jilin University November,1998
Introduction Languageisthemostimportanttoolforhumanbeingtocommunicate witheachother.Itisunimaginableforhumanbeingtodoanyactivitywithout communication.Wecommunicatewithfriendsandwithstrangers,atwork andatplay,inpublic andinprivate.
particularoccasion.Incertain situations,themeaningofutteranceisvery highlydeterminedbyavarietyofmoreparticularcontextualfeatures.For example,theutterance of“Hello”either answering the telephone oras the meaning of“Goodmormingwhen meeting a friend at a certain time of day is determinedbythesocialrol 