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Context

In semiotics, linguistics, sociology and anthropology, 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".: 2–3 It is thus a relative concept, only definable…

Cultures, In linguistic anthropology & In formal language theory

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In linguistics

In linguistic anthropology

In natural language processing

In formal language theory

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Context

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples38
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Context

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related to Further reading · 9
Context → For, Grundlagen, Hermeneutik, Oliver Robert, Rationalität, Scholtz, Sprachphilosophie, Untersuchungen, Verstehen
related to In formal language theory · 5
Context → Chomsky, Context-sensitive, In, These, Unlike
related to In linguistics · 5
Context → In, It, Neurolinguistic, Since, Verbal
related to "High-context" and "low-context" cultures · 4
Context → High, However, In, The
related to In linguistic anthropology · 4
Context → An, Charles Sanders Peirce, In, Peirce's
related to Contextual variables · 1
Context → Communicative
related to In natural language processing · 1
Context → In
see also · 1
Context → Aberrant

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language communication cultures linguistics anthropology verbal event defined needed frame high-context low-context communicative terms contexts citation concept focal messages theory

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onlineinstance ofas well as to settings0.80text
offline communication.High-context cultures often exhibit less-direct verbalinstance ofas well as to settings0.80text
nonverbal communicationinstance ofas well as to settings0.80text
utilizing small communication gesturesinstance ofas well as to settings0.80text
reading more meaning into these less-direct messagesinstance ofas well as to settings0.80text
subject-verb agreementinstance ofContext-sensitive languages can model natural language phenomena0.80text
cross-serial dependenciesinstance ofContext-sensitive languages can model natural language phenomena0.80text
and other complex syntactic relationships that cannot be captured by simpler grammar typesinstance ofContext-sensitive languages can model natural language phenomena0.80text
Contextrelated to "High-context" and "low-context" culturesIn0.60section
Contextrelated to "High-context" and "low-context" culturesThe0.60section
Contextrelated to "High-context" and "low-context" culturesHigh0.60section
Contextrelated to "High-context" and "low-context" culturesHowever0.60section

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