and similarly, elevated literary prose intentionally invites a reader to explore the context more intensely in order to achieve the cognitive reward offered by the author. Processing might take greater effort, but the cognitive effects are achieved in the same way as in conversational communication. Paul’s Corinthian correspondence illustrates how written communication can be highly dependent on a contextual situation. Most illustrative is Paul’s clarification in 1 Cor 5:9–11 of the meaning expressed
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