PPT-The meaning of Language

Chapter 5 Semantics and Pragmatics Week10 Nov19 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. Theories: . Structuralism and Deconstruction. Short Story: “Everyday Use”. A . B. rief . I. ntroduction . to Structuralism. In order to understand Deconstruction, let’s talk for a moment abut Structuralism, which claims…. language . documentation. Felix. . Ameka. Quest for meaning. The essence of linguistics is the quest for meaning (Whorf 1956) . A central task in documenting any spoken language is to map the structures and processes-grammatical, lexical, prosodic and pragmatic-by which speakers infer meaning from sound, and produce sound to express meaning. (Evans and Sasse 2007: 59). metaphor. Allusion. personification. simile. imagery. onomatopoeia. irony. tone. Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is a specific device or kind of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, or understatement.. Understanding Verbal Messages. Lesson Objectives. Slanguage. when to use & when to avoid. Basics of language. Language bias. Language effects on relationships. SLANGuage. Text, email, chat SHORTHAND. Semantics studies . the meaning of words and other parts of language, . it is . the systematic study of meaning. The study of meaning can be undertaken in various ways. Speakers of a language have an implicit knowledge about what is meaningful in their language and . Meaning as Sign. 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). Main Points. Reference and Denotation. Connotation. Sense Relation. Lexical and Grammatical Meanings. Morphemes. Homonymy and . Polysemy. Lexical Ambiguity. Sentence and Meaning. 1. . Reference and Denotation. Literary Devices. Figurative Language. Figures of Speech. A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not mean to be understood as literally true. . Examples: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, analogy, idiom, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc. . Media language. Media language refers to the ways in which media producers . make meaning . in ways that are . specific. . to the medium in which they are working and how audiences come to be literate in ‘. . Ludwig Wittgenstein. Symbolic Nature of Language. Words are symbols:. Arbitrary. -no intrinsic connection to what they symbolize. Meanings change over time. Different meanings with same word in other culture. that departs . from literal meaning in order to . achieve a . special effect or . meaning.. Imagery. Imagery: language that creates a recognizable world . by drawing . on our . five senses. . Example: . Matthew Brook O’Donnell Nick C. Ellis . mbod@umich.edu. . . ncellis. @umich.edu. . Presentation. University of Michigan Computer Science and Engineering and School of . Information. Workshop on Data, Text, Web, and Social Network Mining. 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). Author. : . Lensey. . Namioka. Illustrator. : . Kees. de . Kiefte. Genre. : realistic fiction ~ realistic characters and events come to life in a fictional plot. Day 1. Day 2. Day 3. Day 4. Day . 5.