LINA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Implicature, Pragmatics, Paul Grice
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Semantics: (the study of) literal or linguistic meaning. Pragmatics: how context and knowledge of social norms affect meaning. How language is used in the world at large. A unit of speech on a specific occasion in a specific context. Can be longer like sentences, or shorter like a word. Linguistic context = what has been said previously in the conversation. Ex = there is mary, shes beautiful. Situational context = who the speaker is, who the hearer is, what objects are in the physical environment, the time of the conversation, etc. Case 1: some words have no reference in the absence of context (situational or linguistic) Case 2: whole sentences can be used to mean something beyond the literal meaning. Sometimes a sentence means what it says open the window. Sometimes it only hints at the meaning its stuffy in here. Direct sentences have a relatively clear link to their meaning.
