Focus is put on the influence of the four major elements of social context (situation, hearer, subject matter, and medium) on the selection of linguistic varieties in verbal communication.
主要讨论了构成社会语境的四大要素：场合、听者、主题及媒介在语言交流过程中对语言变体选择的影响。
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Verbal humor which is a quite fascinating linguistic phenomenon has special pragmatic functions.
言语幽默是一种颇具魅力的语言现象，有着特殊的语用功能。
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This thesis is intended to probe into the mechanism of linguistic iconicity in verbal communication from the cognitive perspective.