Abstract:
fiogf49gjkf0d Context is a network of relations between form (vocabulary and grammar)
and external reality.
In fact, it constitutes the external meaning of language. Comprehending a
text requires two important elements: context, and the situational context. It is
known that there is no text without context. Hence, comprehending a text is
predicated on an understanding of the context and the conditions under which
the text was composed. An examination of these contexts and conditions
constitutes the non-linguistic context of language. Yet in linguistic context a
text is the sole arbiter and speaker, and decoding it is tantamount to proper
comprehension and to sidestepping inappropriate interpretations. This
articleis on the role of the linguistic context in understanding meaning. But
one cannot overlook the significance of the non-linguistic context. After
raising the question of discourse and the functions of context (including brief
explanation, general appropriation, etc.) as well as citing some verses, the
non-linguistic context such as the conditions under which a verse was
revealed, and their role in semantics of the text are also examined. Later the
article contends that the linguistic context is the only way to understand a
word.
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