PPT-Extension of meanings

Extension of meanings Umnia Jamal 1 Literal and nonliteral meaning Janes eyes nearly popped out of her head Jane was very surprised 11 The reading of a word with the earliest recorded use Dictionaries. Words with similar meanings have similar denotations Often however words with a similar denotation do not have the same connotations Denote implies all that strictly belongs to the definition of the word connote aU of the ideas that are suggested b Slides adapted from Dan Jurafsky, Jim Martin and Chris Manning. Three Perspectives on Meaning. Lexical Semantics. The meanings of . individual words. Formal Semantics. (or Compositional Semantics or Sentential Semantics). Julie Palmer. Biomedical Visualisations and Society. To critically explore the social and political implications of biomedical imaging . To gain technical knowledge of visualisation . To foster collaboration and networking between early-career researchers . . catterpillars. become butterflies. infants . become . speakers. of human languages, . whose meaningful expressions . can be used in . thought and communication. Metamorphosis affects Lifestyle. Michael Johnson. Hong Kong University. 0. outline. Outline. 0. Outline. Natural Language. The Language of Thought. The ‘Direct’ Theory. Arguments for DT. Arguments against DT. Conclusion. 1. Natural language. Re-thinking synonymy: semantic sameness and similarity in languages and their description. Helsinki, 2010. Liisa. . Vilkki. University of Helsinki. Evidentiality. : the source of the speaker’s information (e.g. visual observation, non-visual observation, inference, report) . An observation or a general statement about a subject such as film. Expectations and Films . Viewers, before seeing a film, have certain expectations about it. Possibly from the trailer, the title, the stars involved or even the director. Some of the expectations will come true and some will not.. Althea W. Peak. 2. nd. Grade . SWP Summer 2013. Digging Deep:. “Turn and Talk. ”. Children don’t have full vocabularies that they need, so word study and strategies are imperative. Cover up unfamiliar words and let kids use photos and illustrations to figure out the meaning. Mini-Lesson. Choose TWO (2) words that have multiple meanings. . One meaning should be a clearly defined DICTIONARY meaning. . The other meaning should be something more slang/colloquial/or otherwise left to interpretation. 2 THE MEANINGS OF TRUST ABSTRACT: What does the word ‘trust’ mean? Scholars continue to express concern regarding their collective lack of consensus about trust’s meaning. Concep Starter: can you think of any words, either that we have already discussed, or that you can come up with, where the . meaning. has changed?. How and why do words change their meanings?. Neosemy. The process whereby a new meaning develops for an existing word.. What it is that all cultures have in common?. Boundary, threshold between nature and culture. Prohibitions, taboos. : many of them do not ‘make sense’. Dietary habits (prohibited kinds of meat, days of fasting). Darko. Odic. . J . . e. . . f. . . f. . L. . i. . . d. . z. . Justin . Halberda. A W. l. . e. e. . l. x. . l. i. . w. s. . o. . o. . d. . a language. Rutgers University. The Extension Dogma: an initial characterization. There are endlessly many meaningful expressions, even for a single language like spoken English. But it’s not obvious that there are .