Questão 1022056

• Banca: IBFC
• Órgão: PM-RJ
• Ano: 2012
• Provas: IBFC - 2012 - PM-RJ - Aspirante da Polícia Militar - Inglês
• Disciplina: Inglês
• Assuntos: Vocabulário | Vocabulary

The statement “the day is terrific” can be understood in different ways:

• An assertion that simply evidences the day is terrific.
• A question, as someone wants to know about the weather: Is the day terrific?
• A suggestion to go for a walk: As the weather is nice, let’s go for a walk.

Concerning the three different ways of being understood, it’s correct to say that

• A. to get the meaning of each proposition, it’s essential to know the site the statement is going to be produced, as it may determine the interlocutors, as well as determine if the language used is suitable for them.
• B. the language is ready as a system of which interlocutors appropriates to use it.
• C. to get the meaning of each proposition, it’s mandatory to know the mean of communication it’s going to be spread.
• D. to get the meaning of each proposition, it’s essential to know what is said, the way it’s said, and in what contextualization the statement has been produced.

Gabarito: D

Comentários

• d) to get the meaning of each proposition, it’s essential to know what is said, the way it’s said, and in what contextualization (sic) (::context) the statement has been produced.
  
  Context provides for exchanges that can only be rendered meaningful at the situational niches where they take place. Else, the statement will be devoid of meaning, like when it's taken out of context and placed elsewhere.
  
  Significado depende de contexto, assim como dêixis anafórica a catafórica para justificar o que está sendo comunicado.