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Direct linkLewis, Shevaun N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The goal of language comprehension for humans is not just to decode the semantic content of sentences, but rather to grasp what speakers intend to communicate. To infer speaker meaning, listeners must at minimum assess whether and how the literal meaning of an utterance addresses a question under discussion in the conversation. In cases of…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Language Research, Context Effect, Semantics
