CMN 1148 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Postpartum Depression, Friending And Following, Upper Class
31 Mar 2017
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Symbol - something that stands for something else. Referent - object or idea to which a symbol refers. Thought - mental image that we associate with a symbol and its referent. Denotative or dictionary meaning: spider any eight-legged anthropod of the . Connotative or personal meaning: spider you see in your head. Which may stimulate emotions such as fear, anxiety or curiosity, depending on your background & experiences with spiders. Rules governing how sounds combine to form words. Words in hawaiian must: begin with a consonant, not end in a consonant, not have two consonants in a row. Rules governing how we arrange words & punctuation or other symbols. Young child yelling where you are? rather than where are you? . Rules concerning the agreed upon & shared meanings of words, which can vary over time, across cultures, and according to personal experience. Semantic changes occur overtime also ex: i have a virus 1950-sick 2015- comp.
