Nuttall (2005) states that understanding a text involves understanding different kinds of
meaning at the same time, and that there are at least four levels of meanings: conceptual,
propositional, contextual, and pragmatic meaning.
Consider the information provided below according to its correctness, and choose the
CORRECT alternative.
I. Concepts, or notions, can be found at any level. Every lexical item embodies a
concept, sometimes simple, sometimes complex.
II. Propositional meaning is the same as signification or plain sense. It is the meaning a
clause or sentence can have even if it is not being used in a context, but it is just
standing on its own.
III. Pragmatic meaning is easily distinguished from contextual meaning, because it
represents the meaning a sentence has only as part of the interaction between writer
and reader.
