LING 080 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Lexicalization, Polysemy, Homophony
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Semantics - the study of meaning in human language. Synonyms - words/expressions that have the same meaning in some or all contexts. Antonyms - words/phrases that are opposites w/ respect to some component of their meaning. Polysemy - where a word has 2 or more related meanings. Homophony - where a single form has 2 or more entirely different meanings. Lexical ambiguity - single form has 2 or more meanings. Paraphrase - 2 sentences that have the same meaning. Truth conditions - sentences are true under the same circumstances. Entailment - when the truth of one sentence guarantees the truth of another sentence. Contradiction - when 2 sentences cannot both be true. Connotation - the set of associations that a word"s use can evoke. A referent can be the same for 2 different things, doesn"t mean they are equal. Componential analysis/semantic decomposition - breaking a word"s intension into smaller semantic components.