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Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint

Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint.com. ASL Linguistics: Semantics. What is the sign for NAME?. What is the sign for ROME?. LIS = Italian Sign Language Lingua dei Segni Italiana. Meaning is determined by…. … a specific community of users. Determined = decided = agreed. Dictionary problem:.

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Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint

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  1. Dr. Bill Vicars Lifeprint.com

  2. ASL Linguistics:Semantics

  3. What is the sign for NAME?

  4. What is the sign for ROME?

  5. LIS = Italian Sign LanguageLingua dei Segni Italiana

  6. Meaning is determined by…

  7. … a specificcommunity of users.

  8. Determined = decided = agreed

  9. Dictionary problem:

  10. Same sign / different glosses

  11. Can you think of any signs that have more than one English interpretation?

  12. Lets discuss types of meaning…

  13. 3 types of meaning…

  14. ReferentialSocial Affective

  15. Referential meaning…

  16. idea, thing, state of affairs

  17. CAT = 4 legs, tail, whiskers, etc.

  18. The "cat" is a referent of the sign CAT.

  19. REFER = NAME-(verb)

  20. REFER = LABEL

  21. -

  22. Social Meaning…

  23. Sign choices reveal social information

  24. where from

  25. male or female

  26. African American or Caucasian

  27. example: AWFUL

  28. Affective Meaning…

  29. Sign choices reflect your…

  30. feelings, attitudes, opinions

  31. Example: "fascinating research" vs…

  32. "boring old project"

  33. Shows your attitude

  34. affective = feelings

  35. Referential meaning = What

  36. Social meaning = Who

  37. Affective meaning = How feel

  38. Referential meaning = denotation

  39. Social and Affective meaning = Connotation

  40. Example: “dEAF” =denotation

  41. Example: DEAF = connotation

  42. What is a lexicon?

  43. A set of words known by users of a language.

  44. Lexicon = Vocabulary set

  45. What is a Lexical item?

  46. A word (or sign).

  47. The study of semantics includes considering…

  48. Relationships of meaning between “lexical items” (words or signs)

  49. Ways words are related in meaning

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