Can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly
Inference across unstructured speech
Vocabulary
to read between the lines — perceber as entrelinhas
When the speaker digresses, you have .
Quando o orador se desvia, é preciso perceber as entrelinhas.rambling speech — discurso arrastado
Despite the , the central idea was clear.
Apesar do discurso arrastado, a ideia central estava clara.implied connections — ligações implícitas
The between the themes are only understood with attention.
As ligações implícitas entre os temas só se entendem com atenção.to follow the thread of the reasoning — seguir o fio ao raciocínio
In a confusing debate, it is hard .
Num debate confuso, é difícil seguir o fio ao raciocínio.to grasp the intention — captar a intenção
We only grasped the intention of the question at the end of the speech.
Só captámos a intenção da pergunta no fim do discurso.unmarked communication — comunicação sem marcações
demands a much greater effort from the listener.
A comunicação sem marcações exige do ouvinte um esforço redobrado.
Grammar
Inference with implied implication in listening
Tracking meaning that is implied rather than signalled, recovering elided links between clauses and elliptical references in complex or rambling speech, such as 'what we heard next spoke volumes'
- The speaker criticised the measure; we gathered he would vote against it.
- Should that happen...; you understand the rest.