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Mindmap Semantics

Semantics is the study of meaning in language. It examines concepts like sense, reference, propositions, and speaker meaning. The theory of semantics analyzes how meaning is derived from the rules of syntax as well as how context contributes to meaning through utterances.

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Mindmap Semantics

Semantics is the study of meaning in language. It examines concepts like sense, reference, propositions, and speaker meaning. The theory of semantics analyzes how meaning is derived from the rules of syntax as well as how context contributes to meaning through utterances.

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It is the study of It is an attempt to set

A set of words put


meaning in language up a theory of meaning
together by the
grammatical rules of a
language
Sentences

it is a grammatically
complete thought

The use of a piece of


language (sequence of
sentences, a single
phrase or a single word)
ny a particular speaker
Utterances on a particuñar
occasion
Conceptual analysis
Phonetic
They are parts of
characteristics: Accent,
sentences
voice, tone, etc.

It is the part ofthe


meaning of the
utterance of a
declarative sentence,
imperatives and
interrogatives
Clarifies and explains
the nature of meaning propositions
They correspond to
facts
Semantics: language Semantics
meaning The theory of semantics
includes: It is an abstraction

It is a characteristic of
Syntax: Grammar
linguistics An object of thought

Phonetics:
Pronunciation Speaker meaning Sentence meaning

Abstract entities:
propositions

Semantic entities:
Sentences

Action: Utterances A word can have many


senses

The sense of an
expression is its place in Sentences can have
Sense: The relationships
a system of semantic different senses
inside the language
relationships with other
expressions
The sense of an
expression is nothing at
all

The referent of an
expression is often a
thing or a person in the
Reference and Sense world
Reference: The
realtionship between
language and the world In some cases,
expressions have no
referents. They can only
be explained with other
words

Notions of sense and


reference are central to
the study of meaning

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