SEMANTICS Chapter 1

What is semantics?

• Semantics is a technical term used to refer to the study of meaning.
• Semantics is the study of phonology, morphology and syntax.
• Semantics is the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.

Semantic meaning is ________ where as pragmatic meaning is ___________ .

• context-free / context-dependent
• context-dependent / context-free

The semantic meaning of "I'm on a diet" is __________ .

• "I'm afraid that I have to refuse your invitation."
• "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, etc."

In spoken language, an utterance is realized by ________ .

• particular occasions or languages
• double quotation marks
• accent and phonetic factors

Utterances must be _______ .

• comprehensible and interpretable
• meaningful or meaningless
• completed sentences

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

• Right
• Wrong

__________ cannot be said to belong to any particular language.

• Utterances
• Propositions
• Sentences
• Referents

Reference is the relationship between words and the things, actions, events, and qualities they stand for.

• Right
• Wrong

Can different expressions have the same referent?

• Yes
• No

Whether a proposition is asserted in the following: "May I go out?"

• Yes
• No