LIN102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cockroach, Componential Analysis, Justin Trudeau
6 Mar 2018
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It is the study of the systematic ways in which languages structure meaning, especially in words and sentences. Denotation: covers the basic, essential components of meaning which are conveyed by the literal use of the word. Connotation: is concerned about what else is associated with (the meaning of) the word. Example of winter in toronto: denotation: it is a season (actual definition of winter", connotation: the cold, freezing (what is associated with the word winter") The set of all dogs, which just dog (it always uses objects in the world: you must know the meaning of the phrase before you can understand its references. Extension: the extension of an expression corresponds to its referents, Intension: corresponds to its inherent sense (what it actually means) Example: so, the extension of the prime minister of canada" is justin trudeau, but its intension is the leader of the governing party".
