ChapterEihtSemantics---WordMeani.docVIP

Chapter Eight Semantics --- Word Meaning and Sentence Meaning 0. Introduction 0.1 Definition: Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning: the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences. 0.2 Sub-branches: i. Lexical semantics: Lexical semantics deals with word meaning. ii. Sentence semantics: Sentence semantics deals with sentence meaning. ii. Two types of meaning: In general, we may say that a linguistic form has two types of meaning: denotation（外延意义）and connotation（内涵意义）. A. The denotative meaning of a linguistic form is the person, object, abstract notion, event, or state which the word