SEMÁNTICA Y PRAGMÁTICA I UNIT 1 What is semantics? Some linguistics link the notion of semantic to meaning‚ others to meaning in language‚ or meaning in communication through language‚ when others link it with other branches‚ like grammatical or literal meaning. What is meaning? The fact we need to have in mind is where to locate meaning‚ or parts of meaning. History of Semantics: Semantics had a central place in linguistic study from the very beginning. American structuralism banned Semantics
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ORMORM Manickavasagam Chetty v TJ McGregor [1933] MLJ 295 Facts: Application by one of the two joint-owners for removal of caveat. One of the co-owner of the land deposit the title with R to secure a loan. Before the deposit of title with R by the said co-owner‚ the co-owners of the land agreed to subdivide the land and later on to execute a cross-transfer. Collector of Land Revenue asked R to deliver to him the title of the IDT so that he can sub-divide the land. R did so. R later enforced the lien
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Kant’s Moral Theory: The Flaws One of the most controversial aspects of Kant’s moral philosophy is his theory regarding the concept of duty. Duty is the moral necessity to perform actions for no other reason than to obey the dictates of a higher authority without any selfish inclination. Immanuel Kant states that the only moral motivation is a devotion to duty. The same action can be seen as moral if it is done for the sake of one’s duty but also as not moral (Kant distinguished between immoral and
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ULYSSES S. GRANT "Grant: a biography" by William S. McFeely. Published by: Norton‚Ww Copyright 1981 Ulysses Simpson Grant‚ (1822-1885)‚ American general and 18th President of the United States. Grant‚ the most capable of the Union generals during the Civil War‚ was a master strategist. He won the first major Union victories. President Abraham Lincoln staunchly defended him against critics and promoted him to command all Union forces. Grant accepted Gen
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This essay will identify how coherence is achieved in texts and will also explore Halliday and Hasan’s theories about coherence and cohesion. Coherence is the logical connections that readers or listeners perceive in a written or oral text. Coherence accounts for the fact that we do not communicate by verbal means only. The traditional concept of coherence‚ which is solely based on relationships between verbal textual elements‚ is too narrow to account for coherence in interaction. Ultimately‚ coherence
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renamed himself Malcolm X in keeping with Elijah Muhammad’s belief that American blacks should give up their "slave names." The "X"‚ he said‚ "Replaces the white slave-master name imposed upon my paternal forebears by some blue-eyed devil." (203) Malcolm X believed that integration wasn’t the answer to American Negro’s problems. He believed that “no sane black man really wants integration! No sane white man really wants integration!” (250) It is this belief that Malcolm X proceeded to share among
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there was always an officious boss telling you what to do. There was always some higher force that bound your actions. Authority was the major theme in the novel 1984‚ by George Orwell. Authority was also a profound factor in Stanley Milgram’s experiment conducted in 1974. It seems that authority has been around longer than any of us can remember‚ and it is authority that dictates the way we act. Authority is based on instinct. When we receive an order‚ we intuitively react and follow
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The Change Process and Lewin’s Theory “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Ghandi “If you want to truly understand something‚ try to change it.” - Kurt Lewin This learning activity is intended to provide learners with the opportunity to: • Describe the importance of change and appreciate its nature • Explain key factors in management of change • Discuss the source of resistance to change and the ways this resistance can be overcome • Play a leading role in initiating
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‘significant others’ on their lives in the context of developmental psychology and attachment theory. Thematic analysis was conducted on a previously filmed DVD and it’s transcript of a semi-structured interview. Carrying out the analysis the researcher has found themes showing that ‘significant others’ do in fact influence psychological development and relationships in later life. Findings also prove the theory of ‘earned security’- attachment style that we develop during childhood might indeed be changed
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ESQUEMA 1. Definición de conflicto organizacional. 2. El conflicto en la teoría 3. Pros y contras del conflicto organizacional. 4. Causas del conflicto organizacional. 5.1 Objetivos difícilmente compatibles 5.2 Diferenciación 5.3 Interdependencia de las tareas 5.4 Recursos escasos 5.5 Normas ambiguas 5.6 Problemas comunicacionales 5. Tipos de conflicto organizacional. 6.7 Conflicto intrapersonales 6.8 Conflictos interpersonales
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