In the previous chapter, we discussed the meaningful components that words are made of, but we have not yet discussed the meaning of words as a whole. This chapter will delve into the topic of word meaning, how it can be represented, how it relates to the world and the speakers‘ view of the world, and how it is influenced by context.
When you’ve completed this chapter, you will be able to:
- describe a word’s meaning in terms of extension and intension
- distinguish between the denotation and the connotation of a given word
- analyze lexical relations
- write definitions
- distinguish between different kinds of ambiguity
- analyze what participants there are in a given semantic frame
Contents
6.2 A closer look at reference: extension
6.3 From extension to intension
6.5 World knowledge and word meaning