Conversational contributions in discourse

Contextualisation, entextualisation and recontextualisation

Bibliographic Data

ID24228458
AuthorsAnita Fetzer (0000-0002-2616-1561, University of Augsburg)
Year2026
Pages20-43
Publication date2026-07-30
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenuePragmatics & Beyond New Series (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/pbns.356.01fet
OpenAlexW7171854002
ISBN9789027237637
LanguageEN
References cited40

Interaction-based conceptualisations of context are based on the premise of indexicality of communicative action, relating an exclusively product-oriented conception of context-as-given to an inherently dynamic process of contextualisation which is interdependent on a conversational contribution and its surroundings. Within this framework, the pragmatics of meaning-making processes in discourse is examined, focussing not only on the interpretation and processing of linguistic contributions, but also on their production in context. Expanding the concept of meaning potential to a discourse-pragmatic frame of reference, the chapter argues for supplementing the interpretation-based processes of contextualisation, re- and decontextualisation with production-based entextualisation of discursive meaning. The argument put forward is illustrated with meaning-making processes in mediated political discourse.

Context · Contextualization · decontextualization · discourse pragmatics · Indexicality · interactional pragmatics · meaning potential · Meaning-making · recontextualization · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis