Pragmatics and contextual semantics show that the
meaning of an utterance is not fixed but depends on
environmental, social, and linguistic factors. Mark T for
True and F for False:
(__)"Deixis" refers to words whose meaning is entirely dependent on the context of the speaker, such as "here," "now," and "me."
(__)"Polysemy" occurs when a single word has multiple related meanings, such as the word "bank" referring to both a financial institution and a river edge.
(__)In a "high-context" communication style, most of the information is explicitly stated in the words spoken, leaving very little to cultural interpretation.
(__)Ambiguity in language can often be resolved by looking at the "co-text," which consists of the words that surround a specific ambiguous term.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the correct sequence:
(__)"Deixis" refers to words whose meaning is entirely dependent on the context of the speaker, such as "here," "now," and "me."
(__)"Polysemy" occurs when a single word has multiple related meanings, such as the word "bank" referring to both a financial institution and a river edge.
(__)In a "high-context" communication style, most of the information is explicitly stated in the words spoken, leaving very little to cultural interpretation.
(__)Ambiguity in language can often be resolved by looking at the "co-text," which consists of the words that surround a specific ambiguous term.
After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the correct sequence: