Contextual semantics. Kolshansky G.V.

The book discusses the issues of contextual conditioning of the meanings of words, phrases and sentences; The methods of removing the ambiguity of these language units in real communicative acts are analyzed; A characteristic of formal and semantic factors involved in the creation of unambiguous meaning both within the framework of words and phrases, and within the whole text. Along with the elements of the rules of semantic compatibility of lexical units, the rules for the functioning of grammatical constructions within the framework of semantic ties of the text (implications, presuppositions, etc.) are also considered. The work is saturated with examples taken from works of various styles, on the basis of which recommendations are made using contextual conditions for an adequate transmission of thought. The book is intended for linguists, psychologists, teachers and students of humanitarian faculties of universities.