Context and Inference

Context and Inference

1. Deixis

   • Spatial deixis
     • Every language carries an implicit division

2. Grammaticalization of context

   • Semantic distinctions are obligatory
     • Grammaticalized

3. Extensions of spatial deixis

   • Used in other domains
     • Orientation within a discourse
       • discourse
       • textual deixis

4. Person deixis

   • Grammaticalized by pronouns
     • Used for the speaker

5. Social deixis

   • Identifies the participants
   • Levinson

6. Reference and context

   • Involves reliance on context
   • Clark
     • Short-hands

7. Knowledge as Context

   • Are guesses about knowledge

8. Discourse as Context

   • Interpretation of sentence fragments

9. Background knowledge as context

   • common-sense
   • encyclopaedic
   • sociocultural
   • real-world knowledge

10. Mutual knowledge

11. Knowledge to computer

12. Information structure

    • thematic structure

13. Focus and topic

    • Use to bring parts

14. Information structure and comprehension

15. Inference

    • sub-type of coreference

16. Conversational implicature

17. Relevance theory

    • Situation where there is interaction