Editing Semantics and Pragmatics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling Gricean Implicature:'''
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def decode_meaning(literal_text, context_relevance):
    """
    Demonstrates the difference between semantics and pragmatics.
    """
    # Literal Semantic Meaning
    semantic_meaning = literal_text
    
    # Pragmatic Interpretation
    if literal_text == "Can you pass the salt?" and context_relevance == "at_dinner":
        pragmatic_meaning = "Request: Give me the salt."
    elif literal_text == "It's cold in here" and context_relevance == "near_window":
        pragmatic_meaning = "Request: Please close the window."
    else:
        pragmatic_meaning = semantic_meaning
        
    return {
        "Literal (Semantics)": semantic_meaning,
        "Intended (Pragmatics)": pragmatic_meaning
    }

print(decode_meaning("Can you pass the salt?", "at_dinner"))
# A computer without pragmatics would just answer 'Yes, I am capable.'
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; Communication Failures
: '''Semantic Ambiguity''' → "He saw the man with the binoculars" (Who has them?).
: '''Pragmatic Failure''' → Failing to understand sarcasm or social cues (common in AI and some neurodivergent conditions).
: '''Cross-Cultural Pragmatics''' → Different cultures have different rules for politeness, directness, and "small talk," leading to misunderstanding.
: '''Presupposition Failure''' → "The King of France is bald" (but there is no King of France).
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