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Discourse and pragmatics analyze meaning in relation to context, including what is said and understood during speech acts like giving orders, requests, or warnings. Analysis of discourse is influenced by pragmatics because interpretation depends on language used within the specific context of a situation, which can vary based on cross-cultural factors, politeness, gender, and face-threatening acts. Successful communication in a language requires understanding context, discourse, and how conversational implicature allows inference of a speaker's intended meaning.
