Take a look at Hollywood legend Mae West delivering one of her most famous, of many, suggestive lines. Watch the video here.
Mae west was a Hollywood starlet and sex symbol. Her character shtik was witty, risque, and notoriously suggestive. What does she mean exactly when she says, "Come up and see me some time"? Think about the context of their conversation and the way she says it. As we start Pragmatic Understanding, in the Listening section, we see that it is important to pay attention to the unstated context of the speakers and the manner in which they are speaking.
We will go over some other examples in class. Perhaps, you can think of a few sentences whose meaning is completely dependent upon their context.
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