LINC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fraise, Semiotics, Pragmatics
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Semantics branch of linguistics concerned with aspects of meaning in language. Or interpretation of the meaning it is important to add this as part of the definition because context can change the meaning as well as the social interaction it can be interpreted in different ways. Just to define it as meaning of language" itself is not enough. Semanticist linguist whose studies focus on semantics. How do we explain relations between meanings? (synonyms, antonyms) Ideas, intentions behind language; things we refer to" translation ex. "what do you mean when you say "semantics is complicated"? (idea: using the word to mean to refer to an idea ex. "i meant eastern scarborough, not central scarborough. " (things we refer to) ex. "fraise means "strawberry" in french. " (translations, which are not always this straightforward) "semantics" 19th-century, french linguist michel br al from greek semantikos = "relating to signs" Semiotics the science of signs: science use in language. Semantics the study of meaning and significance.
