linguistic context
- noun
- /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk ˈkɒntɛkst/
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contexto lingüístico
- To understand a word's meaning, you must consider its linguistic context, including the words that come before and after it.
Examples
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Different sentences can create a diverse linguistic context that shapes how a phrase is interpreted in conversation.
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In poetry, the linguistic context often reveals deeper meanings that are not apparent in a literal reading.
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This is determined, in part, by the variety of linguistic contexts available in language (e.g., answer, question, description, command, exclamation, etc.).
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This implies that when targeting lexical stress production during clinical treatments, attention should be paid to the variables that are manipulated and the linguistic context.
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But a word is given meaning in relation to both its linguistic context and the attendant practices related to the communicative act, since both constitute the arena of the language game.
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Thus, the ability to make use of linguistic context is an inherent requirement in the tasks because the informational gaps need to be filled in by utilizing the available linguistic information.
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A developmental model must be sensitive not only to the assignment and production of lexical stress across different linguistic contexts but also to the interaction between these "higher-level" processes as well as subsystems of the speech motor system as it matures.
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Synonyms
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The words before and after a word that help show its meaning
The words and situation around a word that help show its meaning
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'linguistic' specifies that the 'context' relates to language, and 'context' already denotes surrounding text or discourse. This ADJ+NOUN pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase linguistic context comes from the image of words woven together: context is like threads around a word and linguistic means 'about language'. So, linguistic context means the 'surrounding words and sentences' that help you understand a word or phrase.