语言学-semantics.pptVIP

Semantics Lecture 6 Coming… Introducing Semantics Sentence meaning Lexical meaning Semantics – the study of meaning different semantic theories 1.1 Plato: The naming theory The words used in a language are simply labels of the objects they stand for. Words are just names or labels for things. Sign Object Limitations? Applicable to nouns only, but verbs, adjectives, and adverbs such as “think”, “hard”, “slowly” are definitely not labels of objects. Within nouns, inapplicable to those that do not exist in reality such as “ghost”, “dragon”, o