Difference between revisions of "Context of communication"
(Created page with "==Translations== contesto della comunicazione | contexte de la communication | Kommunikationssituation ==Article== <p>In a functionalist approach to general linguistics, cont...") |
|||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Article== | ==Article== | ||
<p>In a functionalist approach to general linguistics, context encompasses all non-language-internal elements that characterize a situation in which an act of communication takes place.</p> | <p>In a functionalist approach to general linguistics, context encompasses all non-language-internal elements that characterize a situation in which an act of communication takes place.</p> | ||
| + | <p>While this definition may appear rather clear and easy to grasp, the exact details of what constitutes the context of a communication act may vary quite a lot depending on the different schools. Shared knowledge within a community, a geographical and even physical location, the [diastratic variation | diastratic] features of the speakers involved, pragmatic habits and rules affeting them, all are examples of factors to be taken into consideration.</p> | ||
| + | <p>For a discussion on the complexity of the issue, see the paper by Rigotti and Rocci (2006).</p> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Example== | ||
| + | <p>No proper examples can be provided for ancient corpus languages attested mostly in archive-texts, for obvious reasons. See however also under the closely related concept of [[variation]].</p> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | E. Rigotti and A. Rocci (2006). TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION CONTEXT. FOUNDATIONS OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO COMMUNICATION. Science of Communication 6/2, pp. 155-180. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:41, 24 November 2022
Contents
Translations
contesto della comunicazione | contexte de la communication | Kommunikationssituation
Article
In a functionalist approach to general linguistics, context encompasses all non-language-internal elements that characterize a situation in which an act of communication takes place.
While this definition may appear rather clear and easy to grasp, the exact details of what constitutes the context of a communication act may vary quite a lot depending on the different schools. Shared knowledge within a community, a geographical and even physical location, the [diastratic variation | diastratic] features of the speakers involved, pragmatic habits and rules affeting them, all are examples of factors to be taken into consideration.
For a discussion on the complexity of the issue, see the paper by Rigotti and Rocci (2006).
Example
No proper examples can be provided for ancient corpus languages attested mostly in archive-texts, for obvious reasons. See however also under the closely related concept of variation.
References
E. Rigotti and A. Rocci (2006). TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION CONTEXT. FOUNDATIONS OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO COMMUNICATION. Science of Communication 6/2, pp. 155-180.
