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THE STUDY OF MEANING meaning - Coggle Diagram
THE STUDY OF MEANING
1.2 The nature of language**
Humans
are able
talk vast numbers of things
from accumulated knowledge
have a language
allows
produce and understand
new message
without any outside
stimulus
Human language
is creative
Production
new utterances
which others understand
Understanding
new sentences
which others have produced
1.1 The systematic study of meaning
Interested in
the meaning
of new words
Use of jokes
double meanings
He's so hot
(meaning temperature)
He's so hot
(meaning attractive)
Disciplines
Psychology
Understanding
how humans
receive language
lose language
acquire language
how human mind
seeks meanings
Philosophy
Exploring fundamental questions
about meanings
veracity
linguistic statements
Philosophers
concerned
how we know
*Linguistics
Understanding
how language works
Identifying
meaninful elements
of specific language
examples
un-
unhappy
-er
painter
Describing
how elements
express complex meanings
example
The painter is unhappy
