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Context for Inference of Intention A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS By Dai Na Supervised by Lecturer Li Xuening Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China June, 2007 Contents Acknowledgements….........................................................................................................................i Abstract Key Words…...................................................................................................................ii 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………1 2. Definition.......................................................................................................................................1 2.1 Context …..…….……………………………………….........................................................1 2.2 Intention……..….………………….. …………………………………………….................2 3. Literature Review……………..……….……………………………………...……………….…2 3.1 Meaning Studies….……….………….….….….…………….……………………………....2 3.2 Context Studies...………………………………………………………………………….....4 3.3 Principles to Infer the Intention ……………………………..……………………..………. .5 4. Context for Intention’s Inference …………….………………………..………..………………7 4.1 Classification of Context……...………….…………….……………..………….…….…....7 4.2 Analysis of Context for Inference of Intention from the Hearer’s Angle…………………....8 4.3 Analysis of Context for Inference of Intention from the Speaker’s Angle............................10 4.4 Context’s Application In Negotiations……….……….………..………………...……........11 5. Conclusion………………...............................................................................................13 References………………………………………………………………………………….……..14 Acknowledgements First of all, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Lecturer Li Xuening, my supervisor, for all the time and energy he has put into assisting me with my thesis. Without his patient assistance and friendly encouragement, it would not be possible for me to complete this thesis in s