Semantics Flashcards
1
Q
Semantics
A
literal meaning
2
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Pragmatics
A
specific communicative goals
3
Q
usage of linguistic expression….
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… can vary with the context
4
Q
meaning is….
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invariant
relational
5
Q
What do linguistic expressions relate to?
A
extralinguistic entities
6
Q
Synonyms meaning
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denotation
reference
7
Q
Saussure’s theory
signs are …., because of that signs are…
A
arbitrary, conventional
8
Q
different languages use different …. for the same ….
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different languages use different words forthe same thing
9
Q
What is a potential exception of sign’s arbirariness?
A
onomatopoetic words
10
Q
What is necessary for communication?
A
Convention of signs
11
Q
La langue est un fait social
A
Language is a social occurence
