The concept context of situation introduced by Malinowski some
eighty years ago has now become an essential element of the
vocabulary of any linguistic theory whose aim it is to reveal the
nature of language. With the abandonment of the spurious
distinction between competence and performance, the process of
language, i.e., language use, has claimed its rightful place in the
study of language. The chapters of this book focus on the relations
of context and text, conceptualising the latter as language
operative in some recognizable social context. It is argued that
context is not simply a backdrop for the occurrence of words;
rather, it is an active element which on the one hand plays a
crucial role in the progression of human discourse and on the other
enters into and shapes the very nature of language as process and
as system, furnishing the foundation for functionality in language.
Acting as the interface between language and society, context
analysis reveals the power of language for creating, maintaining,
and changing human relationships.
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