Lecture5--1WordsandMeanings1
1Wordformandmeanings•Questions1:Whatisform
•Allaspectsoflanguagearetiedinsomewayorothertowords,whichhavetwoaspects:theirformsandtheirmeanings
•Formconcernsthewayanexpressionsounds(forspokenlanguage)orlooks(forwrittenorsignedlanguage)orhowanexpressionisproduced
•Question2:Whatisthemeaningofaword
•1)Dictionarydefinition•2)Mentalimage•3)Referent•4)Contextualmeaning•Situationalcontext:•Isuggestweattackthereds
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Lecture5--1WordsandMeanings1
2Thefeaturesofwordmeanings•1)Thestabilityandchangeabilityofwordmeanings•nice:foolish---strange---coy---refined---subtle---slender---•agreeable---pleasant•2)Twotypesofwordmeaningsconceptual/literal/denotativemeaningextended/associativemeaning1
3Wordsandtheirconceptualmeanings•1)Totalsemanticequivalence•false