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Semantics and Pragmatics

This class was created by Brainscape user Gatha Jayamohan. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Gatha Jayamohan
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Decks in this class (13)

Sentences
What is a sentence,
Give an example of a sentence,
What us an utterance
9  cards
Meaning
What is speaker meaning,
Give properties of speaker meaning,
What is utterance meaning
33  cards
Approaches to Word Meanings
What is componential analysis,
Give an example of a componential...,
Advantages of the componential view
7  cards
Adjectives
What is gradability,
Give a property of antonym adject...,
What are linguistic reflexes
17  cards
Hyponymy
What are the mother and daughter ...,
Give an example of a hyponym,
What is the relationship between ...
6  cards
Nouns
What is a count noun,
What is a mass noun,
How are english nouns divided
6  cards
Verbs
Give different ways of classifyin...,
What is considered within a tempo...,
What is the difference between te...
25  cards
Deixis and Anaphora
What are the traditional deictic ...,
Explain person deixis,
Give an example of person deixis
24  cards
Meaning what you say
What is a focal colour,
Why are focal colours significant,
Give properties of focal colours
5  cards
Implicature
Explain the basic problem with wo...,
What is the cooperative principle,
What are the conversational maxims
26  cards
Speech Act Theory
What is logical positivism,
What were the origins of speech acts,
What are speech acts
55  cards
Pragmatics
What is a sequence,
What does confirming do,
Compare repeating to confirming a...
3  cards
Overall revision
Define pragmatics
1  cards

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