when my mama says :"great" with sharp tone and raised eyebrow , I know she means: "terrible "
by using dictionary , we not only can find out the meaning of the word " excellent" which is " remarkably good" , but also its forms, its usage ,how to pronounce it. synonyms and origin.
but the same word "excellent" comes from angry employee whom his boss order him to work overtime in holidays surely does not means anything good. and dictionary can't help use in this case. it is here probably used to express " disappointment" or " complaint" . these meanings are bound to particular situation and particular speaker .this call in linguistic SPEAKER MEANING !!
Speaker meaning is what the speaker means when s/he use piece of language .it is the intended meaning of a speaker. Speaker meaning is analyzed in terms of sentence meaning, beliefs, and rationality .but in some times the meaning may not be directly depending of the sentence meaning , in this case it depends on your knowledge of the speaker.
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