Contextualization cues a term coined by anthropologist John Gumperz to indicate the verbal, paraverbal, and non- verbal signs that help speakers understand the full meaning of their interlocutors' utterances in context.

1. Reference
Kramsh( 1998,pag. 31) Language and Culture. University of Oxford. Oxford University Press. New York – USA. 1st
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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
Name: Karla J Quishpe M
Course: 7th semester “A”
Subject: Language and Culture
Professor: César Narváez
Unit # 3 Meaning as action
3.3 Concept map about Contextualization cues, situated Inferences
Meaning as action
Contextualization cues
The verbal Paraverbal Non-verbal
Associated with words Stress and intonation.
Gaze direction,
gestures, body posture,
tone of voice.
That help speakers hint at or clarify or guide understand the full
meaning of their interlocutors' utterances in context.
These cues help listeners make
the relevant situated references.
Situated references
Mental links made by participants in verbal exchanges between the words
spoken and the relevant context of situation (social expectations etc.) and
context of culture (cultural background).