'Sentence meaning' presentation slideshows

PSY 369: Psycholinguistics

PSY 369: Psycholinguistics. Language Comprehension: Meaning beyond the word. Announcements. Homework 5 (a or b) deadline extended to April 5. Comprehension roadmap. This week: Comprehension of Sentence Meaning Traditional view: Propositions New view: Embodied representations

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Speaking American English Part I for DiWan University

Speaking American English Part I for DiWan University. Presented by Dr. Lee Winters senior professor Northwestern Polytechnic University. Speech Mechanisms. Pronunciation Hints. Pronunciation and intonation of your first language interferes in speaking a second language.

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Dialogue systems

Dialogue systems. Radhika Mamidi. Outline. Natural Language Dialogue Computational Pragmatics Pragmatics Discourse Analysis Conversation Analysis Spoken Dialogue Systems Types, models, domains Comparing human-human vs human-system dialogues Speech Act interpretation.

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Pragmatic Inference and Default Interpretations in Current Theories of Discourse Meaning

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Pragmatic Inference and Default Interpretations in Current Theories of Discourse Meaning

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INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS

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Part 1

Part 1. What is semantics?. Some things we know. These sentences describe the same situation: The small blue circle is in front of the square. The square is behind the small blue circle. We are also capable of verifying that both sentences are true in this particular situation.

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Semantics

Semantics. Word meaning Sentence meaning. Word Meaning. Dictionaries only give paraphrases, not fundamental characterizations of word meaning. overcoat : coat worn over indoor clothing terror: state of intense fear fear: to be afraid afraid : fearful.

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Chapter Two

Chapter Two. The Scope of Semantics. 2.3 Sense and reference Reference deals with the relationship between the linguistic elements and the non-linguistic world of experience.

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The meaning of Language

The meaning of Language. Chapter 5 Semantics and Pragmatics Week10 Nov.19 th -23 rd. This is only a summary. Reviewing the Tree diagram ( Sentences: Hierarchical Organization ) 2. What do you know about meaning, when you know a language? 3. What is Semantics?

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The Dimensions of Meaning

The Dimensions of Meaning. Main Points. Reference and Denotation Connotation Sense Relation Lexical and Grammatical Meanings Morphemes Homonymy and Polysemy Lexical Ambiguity Sentence and Meaning. 1. Reference and Denotation.

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Semantics 2: Syntax-Semantics Interface

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Theories of Meaning

Theories of Meaning. Referential Theory of Meaning Use Theory of Meaning Speech-act Theory of Meaning Hermeneutic Theory of Meaning Post-Modern Theory of Meaning. Theories of Meaning (Contd.). Freudian Theory of Meaning Emotive Theory of Meaning Spota Theory of Meaning

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Theories of Meaning

Theories of Meaning. Referential Theory of Meaning Use Theory of Meaning Speech-act Theory of Meaning Hermeneutic Theory of Meaning Post-Modern Theory of Meaning. Theories of Meaning (Contd.). Freudian Theory of Meaning Emotive Theory of Meaning Spota Theory of Meaning

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Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Communication. Unit 1 / Week 10. Pragmatics. Pragmatics is concerned with the notion of implicature , i.e. implied meaning as opposed to the mere lexical meaning expressed (Grice, 1968). Pragmatics: Example 1. Two women discussing their children:

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Sentence Pattern 21

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