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PAGE PAGE 8 32.? ?What is the function of context in communication? Try to explain the following utterances rather than just state facts.? (1)? ?The room is messy.? ?? ? (2)? ?It would be good if she had a green skirt on. Context is essential to the pragmatic study of language. It is generally considered as constituted by the knowledge shared by both the speaker and the hearer, such as cultural background, situation (time, place, manner, etc.), the relationship between the speaker and the hearer, etc. Context determines the speaker’s use of language and also hearer’s interpretation of wh