Chapter 5_semantics.pptVIP

Chapter Five Semantics 1. A brief introduction Semantics: The meaning of words: Lexical semantics The meaning of sentences: Propositional meaning, compositional meaning Linguistic semantics vs. Logical semantics/philosophical semantics 2. Meaning  John means to write. A green light means to go. Health means everything. His look was full of meaning. What does ‘capitalist’ mean to you? C. K. Ogden I. A. Richards (1923). The Meaning of Meaning listed 22 definitions. 2.1 Theories of meaning  命名论 概念论 语境论 工具论 行为主义论 2.1.1 The naming theory  (meaning as naming) Or the Referenti