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John Hudson Spanish

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Semantics

Study of meaning in language
- Prototypes
  - is a mode of graded categorization
    - Any concept has a real world example
- Homophone
  - A word pronounced as another word
    - Differs in meaning
- Homonyms
  - Same spelling
  - regardless of pronunciation
  - Homographs
    - Homophones
- Polysemy
  - Multiple meanings
    - related senses
- Word Play
  - puns
  - Phonetic mis-ups
    - spoonerisms
    - oddly formed sentences
    - Double entendres
- Metonymy
  - figurative language
  - Draws comparisons
It is concerned with the relationship between signifiers
- Words
- Phrases
- Signs
- Symbols