5.1 The notion of context
According to Thomas (1995: 9), „in order to understand an utterance we not only
have to assign sense to words but also to assign reference.‟ In using the word
sense
,
Thomas is referring to a word‟s dictionary or core meaning, thus, in extract (5.1),
which features the settled family putting lights on their Christmas tree, it is possible
for a non-family member to understand the sense of words like
multi-action
and
lights
, especially when considered in relation to the task in hand.
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