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This document discusses how context influences language use and how certain linguistic phenomena that seem strange to English speakers, like particles and honorifics, actually have parallels in English as well. It argues that to properly teach and understand a second language, one must identify how that language expresses concepts like politeness, certainty, and social relationships through its grammar and vocabulary, rather than just focusing on surface syntax. Recognizing these contextually-linked aspects
- Author
- Oktari Hendayanti
- Language
- EN