A seven element grammar of context of speech acts:
| 1. Scene | |||
| Setting | |||
| Time | |||
| Place | |||
| Location | |||
| Use of space | |||
| Purpose | |||
| Topic | |||
| Genre | |||
| 2. Key | |||
| 3. Participants | |||
| Who they are | |||
| Roles they take | |||
| 4. Message form | |||
| Speaking | |||
| Writing | |||
| Silence | |||
| Other media | |||
| Video | |||
| Overhead projection, slides | |||
| Amplification | |||
| Recording | |||
| 5. Sequence | |||
| Set agenda | |||
| Open agenda | |||
| 6. Co-occurrence patterns | |||
| 7. Manifestation | |||
| Tacit | |||
| Explicit |
Source: Scollon and Wong Scolllon, 1995:22-23