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PAGE PAGE 1 Lecture 4 The Meanings of Language Lan Chun (2014-4-8) Learning a language includes learning the “agreed-upon” meanings of certain strings of sounds and learning how to combine these meaningful units into larger units that also convey meaning. Semantic Properties The assassin was stopped before he got to Thwacklehurst. The same semantic property may be part of the meaning of many different words. bitch hen actress maiden doe mare debutante widow ewe vixen girl woman actress, debutante, girl, maiden, widow, woman, doctor, dean, professor, bachelor, parent, baby, child The meaning