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On multiple levels of contextual understanding of the pragmatic meanings
Shili Liu
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Abstract
The context is the relation of the form to non-linguistic features of the situations in which language operates. Context mainly consists of linguistic context and situational context which practice the meaning of language pragmatically rather than cognitively. The features implied in context restrict language use and meanwhile generate meaning in language use. The understanding of what language conveys in various situations depends on analyzing cognitively the context.