Semantics

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Semantics

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The study of the meaning of morphemes, words, phrases and sentences.

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Stereotype

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A list of characteristics describing a prototype.

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Referent

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The entity identified by the use of a referring expression such as a noun or noun phrase.

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Speaker-Reference

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What the speaker is referring to by using some linguistic expression.

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Linguistic-Reference

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The systematic denotation of some linguistic expression as part of a language.

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Coreference

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Two linguistic expressions that refer to the same real-world entity.

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Anaphora

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A linguistic expression that refers to another linguistic expression.

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Deixis

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Deictic expression has one meaning but can refer to different entities depending on
the speaker and his or her spatial and temporal orientation.

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The Principle of Compositionality

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The semantic meaning of any unit of language is determined by the semantic
meanings of its parts along with the way they are put together.

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The Theory of Naming

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Theory, explained in Plato‟s dialogue Cratylus maintains that language is a
communication system which works with two elements; the signifier, and the signified.

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The Conceptual Theory of Meaning

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In the theory of meaning, just explained, words and things are directly related.

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The Behavioristic Theory of Meaning

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The description of a language is not complete
without some reference to the context of situation in which the language operated.

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Syntactically Good

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In a way that relates to the grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence.

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Semantically Odd

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Using something in a way that it’s not supposed to be used, regarding to the meaning of words.

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Semantic Role

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The actual role a participant plays in some real or imagined situation, apart from the linguistic encoding of those situations.

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Agent

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The entity that performs the action.

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Theme

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The entity that is involved in or affected by the action.

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Instrument

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If an agent uses another entity in performing an action, that other entity takes the role of instrument.

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Benefactive

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The noun or noun phrase that refers to the person or animal who benefits, or is meant to benefit, from the action of the verb.

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Experiencer

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When an NP designates an entity as the person who has a feeling, apperception or a state, it fills the role
of experience.

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Location

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It explains where an entity is.

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Source

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From where an entity moves.

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Goal

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Where an entity moves to.

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Synonymy

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Two or more forms with very closely related meanings, which are often, but not always,
intersubstitutable in sentences.

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Antonymy

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Two forms with opposite meanings are called antonyms.

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Gradable

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They can be used in comparative constructions. The negative of one member does not necessarily imply
the other; e.g. not old doesn‟t mean young.

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Non-Gradable (complementary pairs)

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They are not normally used in comparative constructions and the negative
of one member does imply the other.

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Hyponymy

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When the meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another.

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Prototype

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It explains the meaning of certain words like bird not in terms of component feature (e.g. „has wings‟) but
in terms of resemblance to the clearest examplar.

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Homophony

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When two or more differently written forms have the same pronunciation but different meaning.

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References

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Semantics. VDOC.PUB. (n.d.). https://vdoc.pub/documents/semantics-24slo3gtn8p0