contextualism

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context
 * 2)  A use of language that is dependent on context.
 * 1)  A use of language that is dependent on context.

Usage notes

 * Adjectives often applied to "contextualism": developmental, scientific, epistemic, epistemological, linguistic, semantic, methodological, historical, functional, descriptive, radical, moderate.