胡壮麟语言学教程第五版PPT精选文档.pptVIP

Chapter FiveMeaning;1. The Study of Meaning;2. Semantic Meaning;Logicians and philosophers have tended to concentrate on a restricted range of sentences (typically, statements, or ‘propositions’) within a single language. The linguistic approach is broader in scope, aiming to study the properties of meaning in a systematic and objective way, with reference to as wide a range of utterances and languages as possible.;3. The meaning of meaning;Health means everything. His look was full of meaning. ;What is the meaning of life?;What does ‘capitalist’ mean to you?;What does ‘cornea’ mean? The tran