2. Overview of language, linguistics and sociolinguistics
• Definition of contexts
• Types of contexts
- Situational
- Cultural
- Interpersonal
• Importance of the different types of context to
language use
For more information, read:
Hummel, K. M. (2014, pp. 35-38). Introducing second language acquisition: Perspectives and practices. Wiley Blackwell
3. Definition of contexts
• Context refers to those objects or entities which surround
a focal event, in these disciplines typically
a communicative event, of some kind.
• Context is "a frame that surrounds the event and provides
resources for its appropriate interpretation". It is thus a
relative concept, only definable with respect to some focal
event within a frame, not independently of that frame.
Sourcee:
Goodwin, Charles; Duranti, Alessandro, eds. (1992). "Rethinking context: an introduction" (PDF). Rethinking context: Language as an
interactive phenomenon. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–42. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
4. • Actual situational contexts provide extralinguistic information that is
very important in the generation and interpretation of SBUs, where
context, background knowledge, paralinguistic information, a real
situation of communication, a motive, and the aim of communication
are taken into consideration.
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5. Types of contexts
Situational
What Is Situational Context?
• An explanation of the situation and the appropriate actions and behaviour
that are associated with it are described in the context of the situation.
Communication is influenced by context. You communicate differently in
different settings depending on the event; the situational context is
determined by that event.
What Are The Elements Of Situational Context?
• A situation’s context is composed of three elements: field, tenor, and
mode. A field is a place where social action takes place, such as in a field. In
this quiz, the participant answers questions about what they are doing.
Source:
https://www.june29.com/what-is-situational-context-in-linguistics/
Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYI_i-gEvVA&t=4s
6. Types of contexts
• Cultural
- Cultural context is related to the society where individuals are raised
in and at how the culture affects behavior. It incorporates values
that are learned and attitudes that are shared among groups of
people. It includes beliefs, meanings, customs, ideas, language,
norms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XtvukbyKjc
7. Types of contexts
Interpersonal
• Interpersonal communication is an exchange of information between two or
more people.[1] It is also an area of research that seeks to understand
how humans use verbal and nonverbal cues to accomplish a number of personal
and relational goals.[1]
• Interpersonal communication research addresses at least six categories of
inquiry:
1) how humans adjust and adapt their verbal communication and nonverbal
communication during face-to-face communication;
2) how messages are produced; 3) how uncertainty influences behavior and
information-management strategies; 4) deceptive communication; 5) relational
dialectics; and 6) social interactions that are mediated by technology.[2]
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_communication
8. Tutorial
• In pairs reflect on the three types of contexts to language use in your
journey of as a non native speaker.
• Which context had a significant impact on your language use.
• Briefly describe the impact on your language use in 120 words.
