True/ False Semantics Mid-term

Utterance meaning is the meaning of an utterance as a communicative act in a given social setting.

• True

• False

Utterance meaning derives from expression meaning on the basis of the particulars provided by the context of utterance.

• True

• False

Semantics studies the meanings of linguistic expressions in context.

• T

• F

1.      The process of composition is a top-down process.

• T

• F

1.      The meaning of a sentence is determined by its lexical components, their grammatical meaning, and the syntactic structure of the sentence.

• T

• F

1.      The meaning of a  grammatical form is called grammatical meaning.

• T

• F

1.      Expression meaning is the meaning of an expression in a given context of utterance.

• T

• F

Semantics studies all 3 levels of meaning: expression meaning, utterance meaning, communicative meaning

• T

• F

The meaning of a content word is a concept that provides a mental description for a certain kind of situation.

• T

• F

The descriptive meaning of a content word is a concept for its potential referents

• T

• F