Contextualism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contextualism is a noun meaning (philosophy) Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context.
Meaning
(philosophy) Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) A use of language that is dependent on context.
Example Sentences
If contextualism is true, then change ramifies through all the contextual connections.
In this communicational mode, language units can be differentiated as usualisms and contextualisms (Fig. 4-6).
Word Forms
- contextualisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contextualist, relativism, conceptualist, configurationism, contrastivist, conceptionalist.
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