semantics

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pairs of words that have very close similarities in meaning as synonyms

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synonymy

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relationship of oppositeness

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antonymy

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two forms of antonymy

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gradable & non-gradable

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their exact opposite are the only options

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complementary pairs

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meaning of one form is included in the meaning of another

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hyponymy

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each two or more words having the same spelling or pronounciation but different meanings or origin

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homonyms

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coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase

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polysemy

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theories of meaning

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ideational, referential and usage

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the meaning of the word is generated in the mind of the speaker or hearer

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ideational

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the words or expressions are just symbols

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referential

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the word or expressions is determined by the context of its use

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usage

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study of meaning of words and sentences of language

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semantics

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exchange or relay of information

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communication

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4 principle levels

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sounds
words
meaning
sentences

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linked to the earliest postulation about meaning

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philosophy

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very strong ally of semantics

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logic

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known to exhibit coherent & consistent models for evaluating thought

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logical systems

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Term Semantics was first used by

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Breal/ Michel Jules Breal

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Father of Modern Semantics

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Breal/ Michel Jules Breal

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First person to attempt studying Semantics

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Alfred Korzybski

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Thought of Reference

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Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Anthropology

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God-given word/language

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Naturalist

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creating language to communicate by Human

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Nurturist

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Chosen language

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Greek

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man's creation for the convenience of communication

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nurturist

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4 Major Approaches

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Traditional Semantics Behavioral Semantics Structural Semantics Generative Semantics

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great philosophers under traditional Semantics

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Aristotle, Socrates, Plato

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focus on the nature of human language itself

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Traditional Semantics

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concerned with the relationship between form & meaning

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Traditional Semantics

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according to them the meaning of a word is actually what it refers to

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Carnap, Firth & Ayer

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They believe that image of a word takes shape in the speaker's or hearer's mind

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Grice & Katz

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meaning of a word can be decoded from its shape or sound

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Traditional Semantics

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Major Ideas of Traditional Semantics

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reference concepts truth conditions

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Behavioral Semantics was influenced by

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Bloomfield & Skinner

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It is either Idealism or Mentalism

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Behavioral Semantics

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usually non-physical

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Behavioral Semantics

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they don't believe in such mentalistic contructs as mind , concept & ideas

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Behaviorists

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nurture rather than nature

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Behavioral Semantics

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Father of Structuralism

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Ferdinand Saussure

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considers the structures & systems in language

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Structural Semantics

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emphasis on the process of segmenting & classifying the features of utterances

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Structural Semantics

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analysis of sense relations that connect words & meaning

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Structural Semantics

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Father of Generative Grammar

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Noam Chomsky

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knowledge of language is generated in the mind

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Generative Semantics

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syntax was autonomous & independent of Semantics

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Generative Semantics

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concerned with meaning & interpretation

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Generative Semantics

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Case Theory by

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Charles Fillmore

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he is concerned with "natural self" or "real self"

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Plato

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he believes that reality is matter and not mind or spirit

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Plato

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Concept behind or mental concept

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Idealism

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He is a naturalist

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Plato

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He is a conventionalist

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Aristotle

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words & meaning do not necessarily have direct link

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conventionalist

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meaning of a word derived from its usage

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Contextualist

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He is a contextualist

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J. Firth

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literal meaning of the word

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Denotative or Conceptual

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Corresponds to the primary dictionary definition

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denotative or conceptual

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deals with the core meaning of expression

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denotative or conceptual

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embrace putative properties of a referent

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connotative

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meaning suggests

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connotative

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a word acquires in the company of certain words

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collocative

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associations of words because of its usual or habitual co-occurence

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Collocative

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conveyed by the piece of language about social context of its use

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social meaning

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decoding of the text is dependent on our knowledge

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social meaning

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related to the situation in which an utterance is used

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social meaning

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refers to emotive association or effects of words evoked in the reader, listener

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emotive or affective

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it is what is conveyed about the personal feelings or attitude towards the listener

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affective or emotive

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concerned with the social circumstances of the use of a linguistic expression

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social meaning

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origin & earlier meaning of words

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etymology