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Unit No. 3
SEMANTICS 3.1 Objectives After studying this unit you will be able to 1. Understand the meaning of the term 'Semantics' 2. Explain different types of meaning that semantics deals with and understand various approaches to meaning 3. Comprehend the relationship between semantics and other levels of linguistic analysis 3.2 Introduction In Unit 1, you have studied that Linguistics is a Scientific study of language. The different levels of linguistic analysis are Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics. Phonology deals with the study of sound system, morphology deals with words, syntax focuses on principles of sentence structure and both semantics and pragmatics study meaning. Language is a system of sub-system, and all these sub-systems have to coordinate well with each other, for a language to function effectively. Apart from sounds, words and grammar, meaning is an important aspect of any language. This is because if the words of a particular language are pronounced correctly, if the words are used appropriately, if the grammar of a particular sentence is correct, but if the sentence does not carry meaning, then the process of communication would fail. A well-known linguist Noam Chomsky depicts that meaning plays a crucial role in a language by giving the following example: 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously' : In this example, the words are used in a grammatically correct sequence, however the sentence has several problems. This is because two contradictory words , 'colourless' and 'green' are used one after the other, 'ideas' are 'green', ideas 'sleep' and they sleep 'furiously'. Thus, the sentence does not carry any meaning. The norms 63 of every day communication suggest that we must try to maintain clarity in communication, and avoid ambiguity. So if someone utters a sentence of this kind, it would not be acceptable in every day communication, as it is incomprehensible. Thus, it is necessary to convey the right kind of meaning through words when we are involved in the process of communicating with someone. It is felt that every good communicator must systematically pay attention as to whether his choice of words convey the right kind of meaning, when he is involved in speaking or writing the language. Semantics as a level of linguistic analysis studies the way language encodes meaning. As said earlier, both semantics and pragmatics study meaning. Naturally, you must have started thinking of the difference between semantics and pragmatics. In the next unit, you will study 'pragmatics' as a level of linguistic analysis in detail, however let us try to understand the difference in these two levels briefly. Semantics as a level of linguistic organization deals with all those aspects of meaning that are linguistic. Semantics deals with : Download 1.53 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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