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- The context: the relation between a message and the context is `representational'.
- The speaker: the relation between a message and the speaker is `expressive'.
- The addressee: the relation between a message and the addressee is `conative'.
- The contact (channel): the relation between a message and the channel is `phatic'.
- The code: the relation between a message and a code in which messages are formulated is `metalingual'.
- The message: the relation between a message and itself is `poetic'.
Dafydd Gibbon
Wed Oct 21 15:49:14 MET DST 1998