语言学 SEMANTICS课件

1、Chapter 5 SEMANTICS,1,学习交流PPT,Review,1. What is semantics? 2. The major views concerning the study of meaning 3. Lexical meaning 4. Sense relations between sentences 5. Analysis of meaning,2,学习交流PPT,Semantics is the study of meaning. (the study of the meaning of linguistic units, words and sentences

2、 in particular),3,学习交流PPT,Some views concerning the study of meaning,Naming theory (Plato) 命名说,The conceptualist view 概念论,Contextualism (Bloomfield) 语境论,Behaviorism 行为主义论,4,学习交流PPT,Naming theory (Plato)命名说,Words are just names or labels for things. 词语只是代表物体的名字或标记。 Limitations: 1) Applicable to nouns

3、 only. 2) There are nouns which denote things that do not exist in the real world, e.g. ghost, dragon, unicorn, phenix 3) There are nouns that do not refer to physical objects but abstract notions, e.g. joy, impulse, hatred,5,学习交流PPT,The conceptualist view 概念论,Definition： one concerning meaning. It

4、is also called ideational theory（观念论）.,6,学习交流PPT,SEMANTIC TRIANGLE（语义三角） THOUGHT/REFERENCE （概念/思想 /所指参照）(concept) 形式与意义直接相关 意义是在客观事物的 基础上概括而成的 SYMBOL/FORM .REFERENT (语言符号) （所指事物） (linguistic) (the real thing existing in the world),形式和所指之间没有必然的联系,7,学习交流PPT,Contextualism (语境论),Definition: Meaning shou

5、ld be studied in terms of situation, use, context .Two types of contexts are recognized: (1)Situational context场景语境 (2) linguistic situation语言语境,8,学习交流PPT,Behaviorism (行为主义论),Definition: a view which draws on behaviorist psychology when trying to define the meaning of linguistic forms. Bloomfield（布龙

6、菲尔德）：意义就是讲话人的刺激和听话人的反应。（meaning as speakers stimulus and hearers response The story of Jack and Jill: Jill Jack S_r-s_R S = Jill sees an apple. r = Jill says “Im thirsty”. s = Jack hears Jill says “Im thirsty”. R = Jack picks the apple for Jill.,9,学习交流PPT,3.Lexical meaning,Sense and reference(系统意义和指

7、称意义） Sense: is concerned with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form. It is abstract and de-contextualized. Reference: means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world. Differences 1. 系统意义具有相对的稳定性、明确性；而外指意义回因人、时、地而异，具有变化性、模糊性。 2. 一般说来，系统意义是抽象化了的定义，多具有非物质化特征；而外指意义会具有物质化的特征。 3.

8、有意义的词语都有系统意义，但不一定有外指意义。,10,学习交流PPT,Synonymy（同义现象),Definition: refer to the sameness or close similarity of meaning. Words that are close in meaning are called synonyms（同义词） Types of Synonyms: 1. Dialectal synonyms（方言） e.g. autumn - fall, biscuit - cracker, petrol gasoline 2. Stylistic synonyms（文体风格-

9、正式、一般、口语） e.g. kid, child, offspring; start, begin, commence; 3. Synonyms that differ in emotive or evaluative meaning （褒义或贬义） (e.g.collaboratorVs.accomplice) 4. Collocational synonyms（搭配） e.g. accuseof, chargewith, rebukefor; 5. Semantically different synonyms（语义不同） e.g. amaze, astound,11,学习交流PPT,P

10、olysemy（多义现象）,Definition: refers to the same word may have more than one meaning.(同一个词具有两个或两个以上不同的意义),12,学习交流PPT,Homonymy(同音/形异义）,Homophones 同音异形异义 two words are identical in sound,but different in both spelling and meaning. e.g. rain-reign, night/knight, Homographs 同形异音异义 two words are identical in

11、 spelling,but different in both sound and meaning. e.g. tear(n.)-tear(v.), lead(n.)-lead(v.), Complete homonyms 同音同形异义 two words are identical in both sound and spelling,but different in meaning. e.g. fast adj fast v (斋戒）,13,学习交流PPT,Hyponymy 下义关系,Definition: the sense relation between a more general

12、, more inclusive word and a more specific word. (下义关系指的是一个更普遍, 范围更广泛的词和一个更具体的词之间的关系.) Superordinate(上义）: the word which is more general in meaning. 意义上更普遍的那个词称为上坐标词. Hyponyms（下义）: the word which is more specific in meaning. 意义更具体的词称为下义词.,14,学习交流PPT,Antonymy（反义现象）,Gradable antonyms (等级反义词） Complement

13、ary antonyms （互补反义词） Relational opposites （关系对立）,15,学习交流PPT,Gradable antonymy （等级反义词）,( It is a matter of degree) good - bad long - short big - small Can be modified by adverbs of degree like very. Can have comparative forms. Can be asked with how. 否定一个词并不意味着肯定另一个词,16,学习交流PPT,Complementary antonyms

14、(互补反义词),Complementary antonyms (互补反义词) - the denial of one member of the pair implies the assertion of the other, e.g. alive-dead, male-female, 否定一个词意味着肯定另一个词,17,学习交流PPT,Relational opposites(关系对立),buy : sell lend : borrow give : receive parent : child husband : wife,teacher : student above : below b

15、efore : after host : guest employer :employee,Definition：Pairs of words that exhibit the reversal of a relationship between the two items are called relational opposites.,18,学习交流PPT,Sense Relations Between Sentences,1. X is synonymous with Y 2. X is inconsistent with Y 3. X entails Y (Y is an entail

16、ment of X) 4. X presupposes Y(Y is a prerequisite of X) 5. X is a contradiction 6. X is semantically anomalous,19,学习交流PPT,Sense Relations Between Sentences,1. X is synonymous with Y ： X 与Y同义 The boy killed the cat. The cat was killed by the boy. 2. X is inconsistent with Y： X与Y不一致 He has a wife. He

17、is single. 3. X entails Y (Y is an entailment of X) X蕴含Y Mary has been to shanghai. Mary has been to china.,20,学习交流PPT,4. X presupposes Y(Y is a prerequisite of X) X 预设Y His bike needs repairing. He has a bike. 5.X is a contradiction X自我矛盾 My unmarried sister is married a farmer. 6.X is semantically

18、 anomalous X语义反常 The man is pregnant.,21,学习交流PPT,Analysis of meaning,Componential Analysis(成分分析法) -a way to analyze lexical meaning （分析一个词） Predication Analysis(述谓结构分析)- a way proposed by the structural semanticists to analyze word meaning. （分析一个句子） Semantic features: the meaning of a word can be di

19、ssected into meaning components,22,学习交流PPT,exercises,23,学习交流PPT,True or False:,1. Sense is concerned with the relationship between the linguistic element and the non-linguistic world of experience, while the reference deals with the inherent meaning of the linguistic form.,2. Linguistic forms having

20、 the same sense may have different references in different situations.,F,T,24,学习交流PPT,3.Behaviouristsattemptedtodefinethemeaningofa languageformasthesituationinwhichthespeaker uttersitandtheresponseitcallsforthinthehearer.,4.Themeaningofasentenceisthesumtotalofthe meaningsofallitscomponents.,5. “it is hot.” is a no-place predication becaus