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Chapter 9 Speaker meaning
While there are certain aspects of meaning that can be understood as an inherent part of a sentence, other aspects of meaning are related to situational factors and the intent of Speakers. These will be dealt with in the following.
When you’ve completed this chapter, you’ll be able to:
understand the implicit rules that Speakers follow in conversation, and
understand how Speakers exploit these rules to communicate more than they are saying.