Perspectives on Meaning

5th Group

1. Putri Malangsari
2. Irmayanti

Oct 15, 2019

 A. Lexical semantics C. Discourse or
Pragmatics

The meanings of
individual words Meanings combine with each
other and with other facts

B. Compositional
semantics

Meanings for individual

sentences or utterances
 B. Compositional Anomaly
semantics
The bachelor is pregnant

“The dog chased the cat ≠

The cat chased the dog.”
Metaphor

Time is money

The walls have ears

“The dog chased the cat =
The cat was chased by the
Idioms
dog”
Kick the bucket

When pigs fly