Chapter 6
Semantics
Grace Anne
• definition • major views • word meaning
Definition
• the branch of linguistics which studies meaning in language. • Scholars under different scientific backgrounds have different understandings of language meaning. Linguists—investigate the way in which meaning in a language is structured and have distinguished between different types of meaning.
“black” in black hair & black coffee, or black sheep differs in meaning
Limitations
• How many factors are relevant and how many of those are internal to the participants that cannot be easily observed?
Dog a domesticated canine犬科的 mammal, occurring in many breeds that show a great variety in size and form
Sun a heavenly body which gives off light, heat, and energy Mother a female parent