"function" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- How might the second speaker reason from the literal semantic meaning of 'The window is open' to its particular pragmatic function in context?
- As with intonation, this feature is not restricted to sentences having the grammatical form of questions - it may also indicate a sentence's pragmatic function.
- Malinowski argues that Trobriand magic spells, like all forms of language, must be understood in context, as "verbal acts", with a predominantly pragmatic function.
- This theory of a pragmatic function of language as a functional aspect of human behaviour, is an early anthropological contribution to the theory of pragmatics.
- The developmental tasks model that Havighurst developed was age dependent and all served pragmatic functions depending on their age.
- These are the default set (Set I), and a set with "certain interpersonal and pragmatic functions" (table 1.27):
- The sculpture also has a pragmatic function, serving as a publicity platform to promote arts and cultural activities in a community setting.
- Ergative marking has the pragmatic function of displaying the degree of expectedness of the subject.
- Prosodic stress can shift for various pragmatic functions, such as focus or contrast.
- Originally, the emergence of morality evolved to facilitate co-existence within groups, which together with language, served more pragmatic functions.
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