Semantics in Linguistics

Semantics in Linguistics

1. Semantics and Semiotics

   • Linguistic meaning
     • Human ability
       • To use signs
   • Verb "mean"
     • Cause and effect
   • Signification
     • Symbols
       • Creating
       • Interpreting

2. Three Challengues in Doing Semantics

   • Circularity
     • Understand the words in the definition
     • Describe the meaning
   • Word's meaning
     • Need to be exact
   • Utterances

3. Meeting the Challenges

   • Phonological analysis
     • Need to establish a semantic component
   • Metalanguage
     • Describe semantic units
     • Rules of all languages
     • Tool of description
     • Need to be neutral

4. Semantics in a Model of Grammar

   • Components of grammar
     • Sound
     • Phonology
     • Syntax
     • Semantics
   • Word meaning
   • Sentence meaning
   • Lexicon

5. Some Important Assumptions

   • Language on the world
     • REFERENCE
   • Levels of language
     • Utterances
       • Speaking
       • Writing
     • Sentences
       • Abstract
     • Propositions
       • Deductions
   • Semantis and pragmatics
     • Fields of study