UNDERSTANDING PREPOSITIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS THROUGH PRAGMATIC SURVEY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14065170Keywords:
pragmatic approach, implicature, intention, metaphoric interpretation, polysemy, inference, construction, language processingAbstract
Prepositional constructions often convey complex, context-dependent meanings in communication, and interpreting them requires more than a syntactic or semantic approach. This paper investigates the pragmatic aspects of prepositional constructions, focusing on how context, speaker intent, inferencing, polysemy, embodied experience, and idiomatic use shape interpretation. Using examples and relevance theory, this study illustrates how a pragmatic approach offers a more nuanced understanding of prepositions and their flexible meanings.
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