Semantics & Society Presenter: Sunny, Ferdaush

Hasan ID:1142040

Course title: SemanticsCourse Instructor : Afaz Uddin

Semantics

is the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of meaning. It also creates a relationship between with sentences and its meaning. The study of the relationship between signs and symbols are also representing as semantics. Semantics is closely linked with another sub discipline of linguistics, which is also, broadly speaking, and the study of meaning. However, unlike pragmatics, semantics is a highly theoretical research perspective, and looks at meaning in language in isolation, in the language itself, whereas pragmatics is a more practical subject and is interested in meaning in language in use. Semantics is the study of meaning, but what do we mean by 'meaning'. Meaning in natural languages is mainly studied by linguists. In fact, semantics is one of the main branches of contemporary linguistics. Every culture has a language to express its world meaning, but only according to the view of the world that a group of people has developed in order to belong to its particular group or speech community.

Society

in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

of people. A human society is a group of people involved in persistent interpersonal relationships, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical

or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

Human societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a

given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In

the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.

Five functions of language

i. Informational

ii. Expressive

iii. Directive

iv. Phatic

v. Aesthetic

Informational

i. Informational function of language maintains communication of information.

ii. it contain a Conceptual meaning

iii. It mainly works as subject-oriented language.

Expressive

i. It mainly works as speaker/Writer -oriented language.

ii. It shows speakers feelings and attitude.

iii. Hear affective meaning gets more importance.

Directive

i. It mainly works as Listener/ Reader -oriented language.

ii. It influence the behavior or attitudes of others language.

Phatic

i. These types of language are used as the channel of communication language.

ii. It removes the aesthetic function and create a proper communication.

Aesthetic

i. The poetic use of language is known as the Aesthetic communication language.

ii. It can provide message with lots of symbolic icon.

iii. Hear the act of communication level is little high.

Meaning

Conceptual• Conceptual meaning is

also called logical or cognitive meaning. It is the basic propositional meaning which corresponds to the primary dictionary definition

Affective• Affective Meaning refers

to the speaker’s feeling, emotion, and attitude towards the content or the ongoing context.

Semantics is related with Society

Through component/language style of other disorders.

The same as high-functioning component.

Through the Varity of meaning conversation.

A sub-category of specific meaning language.

Show a logical relationship between society and semantics

Recap

Semantics

Society

Informational

Expressive

Directive

Phatic

Aesthetic

Conceptual Meaning

Affective Meaning.