Imagine that 6-year-old Debbie is beginning to tell you a story about her family' trip to a folk song festival. Before she starts, she says, "O.K., have you ever heard about the Old Songs Folk Festival?" Her skill in determining whether you have the appropriate background for the story is most relevant to an aspect of language called

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Debbie's skill in determining whether you have the appropriate background for the story she is about to tell is related to pragmatics, which is the aspect of language concerned with the use of language in social contexts and the ways in which people produce and comprehend meanings through language.

Imagine That 6-Year-Old Debbie Is Beginning to Tell You a Story