1 Semantics vs Pragmatics vs Syntax Introduction to Semantics

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Lesson 1 - WHAT IS SEMANTICS ABOUT? • Linguistics has three main branches: Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics. •  Syntax is the study of grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax and textual grammar) •  Semantics and pragmatics deal with meaning. •  SEMANTICS is the study of MEANING in LANGUAGE. (i.e what language means) (Hurford, Heasley, and Smith, 2007, p.1) •  PRAGMATICS considers the MEANING in SOCIAL CONTEXTS and the ways people produce and comprehend MEANINGS through language. (i.e what people mean by the • language they use). • Notes: Semantics is context-free. On the other hand, pragmatics is context-dependent. • Ex 1: Peter: “Coming down to the pub tonight?” • Bill: “I‟ve got to finish a piece of work .” • The semantic meaning: Bill‟s reply just informs Peter he has a piece of work to finish. • The pragmatic meaning: Bill‟s reply will normally be taken to indicate that he is not free to go to the pub, even though he does not actually say that. • Ex 2: “There‟s a new Korean restaurant on Vo Thi Sau Street” • The semantic meaning: The speaker simply informs the hearer of the new Korean restaurant on Vo Thi Sau Street. • The pragmatic meaning: The speaker suggests trying that new restaurant. • SENTENCE MEANING (or WORD MEANING) is what a sentence (or word) means, i.e. what it counts as the equivalent of in the language concerned. • SPEAKER MEANING is what a speaker means (i.e. intends to convey) when he uses a piece of language. (Hurford, Heasley, and Smith, 2007, p.3) • POPULAR Videos: • Male Female Young Animals: • Видеоклип • Household Chores with sentences: • Видеоклип • Food and Drinks: • Видеоклип • Cooking Verbs Vocabulary with Sentences: • Видеоклип • Feelings and Emotions Emoji: • Видеоклип • Guess 100 Animals in 3 Seconds | Easy, Medium, Hard, Impossible: • Видеоклип • Is Google Maps free?: • Видеоклип • Why is your liver dying?: • Видеоклип • 1 Semantics vs Pragmatics vs Syntax - Introduction to Semantics: • 1 - Semantics vs Pragmatics vs Syntax... • 2 Utterances vs Sentences in Semantics: • Видеоклип • 7 Opposite Verbs in English: • Видеоклип 2 • 👥 MY SOCIAL MEDIA: • Email for business enquiries ONLY: [email protected] • #learnenglish #english #grammar #english7bay

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