Semantics - CHAPTER 1 - BASIC CONCEPTS

Semantic meaning is ...................whereas pragmatic meaning is ................

• context-free/context-dependent

• context dependent/ context-free

The semantic meaning of “I’m on a diet” is......................

• "I don't want to eat anything. I'm full.''

• “I want to lose weight by eating the food which is not rich in fat, sugar, ect.”

• “I’m afraid that I have to refuse your invitation.”

What is semantics?

• Semantics is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language

• Semantics is the study of phonology, morphology and syntax

• Semantics is a technical term used to refer to the study of meaning

There are ............... main aspects that are commonly considered as included in semantics.

• two

• three

• four

• five

In spoken language, an utterance is realized by..........

• accent and phonetic factors

• double quotation marks

• particular occations or languages

Utterances must be..........

• meaningful or meaningless

• comprehensible and interpretable

• completed sentences

The statement "A sentence must be tied to a particular time or place" is.................

• right

• wrong

....................... typically is composed of a subject and a predicate.

• An utterance

• A sentence

• A proposition

....................cannot be said to belong to any particular language.

• Sentences

• Propositions

• Utterances

• Referents

Which statement is true?

• The same utterance can be expressed by different sentences and the same sentence can be realized by different propositions.

• The different proposition can be expressed by the same sentence and the same sentence can be realized by different utterances.

• The same proposition can be expressed by different sentences and the same sentence can be realized by different utterances.