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Mindmap Semantics
Mindmap Semantics
it is a grammatically
complete thought
It is a characteristic of
Syntax: Grammar
linguistics An object of thought
Phonetics:
Pronunciation Speaker meaning Sentence meaning
Abstract entities:
propositions
Semantic entities:
Sentences
The sense of an
expression is its place in Sentences can have
Sense: The relationships
a system of semantic different senses
inside the language
relationships with other
expressions
The sense of an
expression is nothing at
all
The referent of an
expression is often a
thing or a person in the
Reference and Sense world
Reference: The
realtionship between
language and the world In some cases,
expressions have no
referents. They can only
be explained with other
words