SEMANTICS
Bleidy Julieth Daza sanchez
AUTOBIOGRAPHY My name is Bleidy Julieth Daza Sanchez, I am 22 years old, I was born on August 30, 1993 in the hospital San Ignacio in the city of Bogota, my fathers are Susana Pinzon and Jorge Daza, I have an older sister named Sindy and a nephew named Matias. I studied all my primary and secondary in the school San Isidro in Bogota Also I studied dental mechanic in the PolitÊcnico internacional and in actuality I work in this and I’m studyng BA in English in the university La Gran Colombia
Semantics MEANING: The semantics is the study of the words or meaning in language, is can recognize clearly what the speaker wants to express or what meaning have each word in the context. Tries to understand what meaning is as n element of language and how is constructed to have a well interpretation.
Then the semantics it is a basis for a good conversation and it is the study of human actions made when using language
Then is important know we that can understand for meaning an this has been different definition along of history: • Meaning- connotation: this refers to the set of words associated or related to another, is the meaning of a word depending to images connected to the user.
For example the words play evokes many words as toy, game, soccer etc.. but everyone understands differently from their experiences.
• Meaning- dennotation: also it is been said that the meaning of a Word is only the identity this have in the world. So when we talk of proper name as Colombia, New York this make sense but in other words can’t not be used. • Meaning- extention and intention: so meaning in semantics, is defined as the extention, is say the thing in the world to regard the Word or phrase, besides of intention and what the word evokes.
The semantics is interested in how the meaning of language, this is the form how we all understand each thing when we speak. Anything that interest semantics is how they gather the words and to give new meaning and not just individually. For example the words sun and day, each one have meaning but when join the two words this have a new meaning Sunday.
Sentences, utterances and propositions! Sentences: is a group of Words with a meaning; also is a unit linguistic that follow the grammatical rules or syntax. Express a complete thought. There are also several types of sentences like: Simple sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence
Examples The following are some examples: • Camilo play football every days
•
Andrea eat apple in the morning.
Utterances is any sound of talk that is preceded by silence. It’s refers to particular use a linguistic unit. The characteristics of utterances are: • Physical event • May be grammatical or not • Meaningful o meaningless • By specific person • By specific time • A piece of language
Examples of utterances For example: • Don’t worry • Be happy • Wherever • Hi • Ouch
Proposition is a sentence that express something the which can be true o false. The proposition can follow the grammatical rules or not.
Examples of proposition
For example: • The car is green
• the dog is sad
AFFIXES Affixes are words added to the root or base of a word to change the meaning, the prefixes and suffixes are both affixes.
DIS + ADVANTAGE Affix
root
+ OUS = Disadvantageous affix
PREFIXES A Prefix is a word that gets at the start of root the other word to change the meaning, for example some ae prefixes are: Im: this meaning is not The girl didn’t say goodbye yesterday, and she step for impolite.
Examples DIS: this meaning not for example disappear • The dog disappear one month ago. Ex : out of ,former for example ex wife • my ex wife left me flat broke
Re: this meaning to do again for example recount • The child recount her dolls with the sister.
Pre: this meaning before for example preschool • My nephew is 2 years old, he is in preschool
sub: this meaning under for example subordinate • the soldier Andres is a subordinate from army.
Co: this meaning is together for example cooperate • the professor cooperates with the students
suffixes A Suffix is a word that gets at the end of root the other word to change the meaning, for example some ae prefixes are: Er: this meaning one who for example trainer • the trainer will make his debut with the team this monday
Examples Able, ible: to be able to for Ing: this meaning is to be doing for example playing • Santa fe is playing in the moment
Ly: this meaning is like for example happily • My mom is happily married with my father
example readable. • the document was readable for my grandfather
Ness: this meaning is the state of for example happiness • the happiness is the better state of man.