The papers in this volume represent varied views on the role of context in language learning.

Natural languages all contain constructions the interpretation of which depends upon the situation in which they are used. In Language and Context, Jason Stanle

The concept "context of situation" introduced by Malinowski some eighty years ago has now become an essential element of the vocabulary of any linguistic theory

The volume explores key convergences between cognitive and discourse approaches to language and language learning, both first and second. The emphasis is on the