PPT-Chapter 3 Meaning as Action

Context of Situation eg Trobriand island natives in order to understand meaning we must know the what why and how Context of Culture Economics Social organization Concepts of time and space. milieu of on the street became a street people of home more experienced (Randall, 1988; Lonsdale, mean that they believe that they what they would home). Watson commonly distinguish may not current ex Chapter 5. Semantics and Pragmatics. Week10. Nov.19. th. -23. rd. . This is only a summary.  . Reviewing . the Tree diagram . (. Sentences: Hierarchical Organization . ) .  . 2. What do you know about meaning, when you know a language?. “. the communicative value an expression has by virtue of. . what it refers to. , . over and above its purely conceptual content” (Leech, 1974: 14) . For example, . the word ‘woman’ is defined conceptually by three properties ‘human’, ‘female’, ‘adult’. In addition, the word includes other psychological and social properties such as ‘gregarious’, ‘subject to maternal instinct’. Leech maintains that ‘woman’ has the putative properties of being frail, prone to tears, and emotional. ECCLESIASTES. MEANING(LESS). Psalm 39:5 – Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily . every man at his best state is altogether vanity. . Selah.. OPA 6. th. Grade Team. Language Arts. Standards (Common Core). Literacy. RL 6.4. : Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. . Lesson. 4. To clarify . the concept of meaning of life as the foundation for survival and flourishing.. Objective of this Lesson. Born in a time of peace and prosperity.. It focuses on what is right and good about people.. of . life?. Existentialism. Focuses on the . condition of human existence, and an individual's emotions, actions, responsibilities, and thoughts, . in creating meaning and purpose in a meaningless life.. Dr. Mark Alfino. Philosophy Department. Gonzaga University. March 26, 2012 . Jacques Derrida. July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004. Postmodern Slogans. There is nothing outside the text.. Man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing an end.. Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.. I. There is no purpose or meaning found in the world.. Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.. II. God is completely happy and satisfied in His own glory.. But our God is in the heavens;. Story #1 – Rope Burn. h. umiliation . hu. -mil-i-. ation. fringes . frin-ges. expectations ex-. pect. -a-. tions. coaxed coax-. ed. sincere sin-. cere. hesitating . hes. -i-ta-ting. FSA Reading . Targeted Standards Review. Definition: Context Clues. A . context clue . is a hint in the text that can help a reader figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Where in the world is the context clue?. Story . #6 . – . My . Abuelita. wistful . wist-ful. . grateful grate-. ful. . grim gr-. im. raspy . ras-py. swarmed . swar. -med. revelers rev-el-. ers. irresistible . ir. -re-. sist. From Patterson, . Stage Directing, The First Experiences . (Waveland Press, 2004). The original production of TRIFLES, Provincetown (1926). READ AND RE-READ. To understand how a play works, the director must . Semiology. = the study of signs & symbols. (also known as: the study of meaning). Language can have meaning in two ways:. 1-what it says – encoded sign – (Semantics). . 2- what it does in context – action – (Pragmatics).