Semantics
The definiton of meaning :哲学家,心理学家,社会学家等 focus varys.
Naming Theory, by Plato:Words are symbols for things.对物资名词最实用
The conceptual view:Semantic triangle,symbol(form),concept(the meaning of the word),object in the world of experience.signifier(referent) and signifiered
The Contextualism:meaning connected with context
时空语境(it's raining陈述或抱怨);语言语境
Behavorism(心理学角度):meaning exists in the situation the speaker utters it and the response it calls forth in the learner.S-R
词汇意义:意义(decontextualized)eg I like the dog.和指称(relationship between linguistic elements and the non-linguistic world of experience).两者不对称关系。the same sense with different references.the same reference has 不同意义。
Sense relations of words:上下义(hyponym,superordinate,co-hyponyms),,同义关系(地域性同义Amr n BRi,文体同义一词多义,情感和评价意义不同eg publicity and propagata;搭配意义eg charge,accuse;语义差异同义词),一词多义,同音不同义词(homonyms),根据词源来判断两者区别。反义词(等级,互补,关系)