Meaning of contextualist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A proponent of contextualism, or the importance of context.
2. One who believes that scalar implicatures arise from contextual inference, not from a default association with a word.

Examples

“He is more of a contextualist, believing that “letters are fluid, that they change⟳ with time and circumstance — the entire word is more important than a single letter, and its form⟳ can fluctuate.””

“Secondly, some contextualists have⟳ previously stated that by constantly trying to draw⟳ links between the Medieval thought and contemporary philosophy, historiographers evoke apologetism rather than develop⟳ the field in its own⟳ right.”

“A contextualist believes that the phrase "some eels are fish⟳" is primarily interpreted as "some, and perhaps all, eels are fish⟳", and the pragmatic interpretation "some, but not all, eels are fish⟳" only appears when demanded by the context.”

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