Personally, I think that phonesthesia comes into play a lot. You can get a lot of clues from the muscular movements, facial expressions and gestures of the speaker.
2007-10-07 01:51:57 · 13 answers · asked by elflaeda 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I'm thinking of foreign words when you don't speak the language.
2007-10-07 02:03:36 · update #1
not thought about that, interesting
2007-10-07 02:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning of a word can be guessed in context of the situation & the sentence in which it is used. Expressions of the speaker & his tone of speech also provide clues for interpreting the words, which are not known.
2007-10-07 08:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by Ronny Vaid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree context. Usually if you're referring to a specific topic you don't always need to know every word to understand the point of the idea. I think it's a special phenomenon.
2007-10-07 08:56:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shazza Baby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, the context clues.. helps a lot..
2007-10-09 04:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by LIEUTENANT K STAR!!!! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually if someone is speaking and they say I word that I don't know the meaning of I'll ask. If asking is not possible then i'll look it up if i care enough to know.
2007-10-07 08:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by Thumper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visible expressions, context and usage, could be of some help.
2007-10-09 15:54:25 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of words could also have an etymology that is apparent.
2007-10-07 08:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't some you may be able to guess but oh that could backfire if you get it wrong
2007-10-07 10:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use context clues....people dont use alot of words i dont know much
2007-10-07 09:00:35 · answer #9 · answered by Crazygirl ♥ aka GT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think context has more to do with it than anything.
2007-10-07 08:54:31 · answer #10 · answered by cool girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋