Semantics & Discourse Analysis
CHARACTERISTICS
Study of the meaning of
words, phrases, and sentences in language.
Minimum of knowledge about a linguistic sign
The perspective at meaning in language in isolation, in the language itself.
Whereas
pragmatics is a more practical subject in:
- in meaning
- in language
- in use
DEFINITION
SEMANTICS is the
study of MEANING in LANGUAGE”
The significance of a specific text in a specific language.
The following categories: in
systems of natural language processing
in selection restrictions,
in lexicon and grammar
On semantic invariant of the class of words with genitive
subject.
Demonstrating semantic knowledge
Specific language transmit:
ideas
feelings
emotions to people belonging to the same cultural
group.
Examples of what meaning is:
Anomalous or anomaly
Paraphrases, Synonymy, Contradictory
Antonymy, Semantic feature, Ambiguity
Adjacency pair, Entailment, Presuppositions
The systematic study of meaning
Three disciplines:
Concerned with the systematic study of 'meaning' in itself:
Psychology: use it in a correct way
Philosophy: possible relationships that exist between facts.
Linguistics: language works between two people from different cultures.
The nature of language
System of communication that in
one way.
Another helps them understand each other.
Human beings transmit their thoughts, ideas,
and feelings.
Language and the individual
System of sounds used to establish communication among a specific group of people.
Language is arranged in a logical order:
sounds, letters, words, phrases, sentences, and finally speech
Communication among human beings from the same:
culture, traditions, customs, and values