[SEM 101] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (23 pages long)

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Instances of linguistic interaction where people actually engage. Te(cid:454)t should (cid:271)e thought od as (cid:862)e(cid:374)(cid:272)oded(cid:863) i(cid:374) se(cid:374)te(cid:374)(cid:272)es, (cid:374)ot (cid:272)o(cid:373)posed of the(cid:373) It is a semantic unit, basic unit of the semantic process: selected from the total options that constitute what can be met. Meaning potential: paradigmatic range of semantic choice present in the system. Potential: range of options that is characteristic of a specific situation type: can be characterized in 2 ways: Semantic system associated with a particular type of situation or social context. Environment where the text comes to life. It is an abstract representation of the environment in terms of certain general categories relating to the text. Referred to as social context, a semiotic structure: ex. A hearer can make sensible guesses about what the speaker is going to mean. Constellation of meanings deriving from the semiotic system that constitutes the culture. Semiotic structure of a situation type is represented in 3 dimensions: