《语言学导论》语义.pptx

语义学(Semantics);Semantics: The Study of Linguistic Meaning;Semantics as part of a grammar;Theories of meaning;Linguistic meaning vs. speaker meaning E.g., The door is right behind you. Sarcasm and irony E.g., That movie was a real winner. Metaphor E.g., teeth of pearl, raven hair, ruby lips Dialect E.g., bonnet: a type of hat (American English); the hood of a car (British English) Idiolect E.g., I infer from what you say that you are sick. He inferred that he was fed with us. ;How can so many varieties of meaning exist? What does the dictionary do? Written language vs. spoken langu