Context Dynamic Research

Author: Zhu Yongsheng
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book provides a concise introduction to the views on context from 11 linguists, including Malinowski, Halliday, and Cook. The focus of the book is to discuss the dialectical relationship between context and language use from the perspective of modern sociocultural theory. It covers the definition of context, the classification of contextual variables, the relationship between contextual variables and semantic structure, the dynamic characteristics of context, and the theoretical significance and practical value of context research. The book is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 is the introduction, Chapter 2 discusses the definition and classification of context, Chapter 3 reviews various contextual theories and dynamic contextual models, Chapter 4 verifies the fundamental correctness of Halliday's contextual theory, Chapter 5 explores the complexity of the hypothesis that context and semantic structure correspond, Chapter 6 examines the insights of intertextuality theory for context research, Chapter 7 investigates the insights of frame theory for context research, Chapter 8 explores the insights of conceptual metaphor theory and mental space theory for context research, and Chapter 9 provides an outlook on the future of context research.