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    Distinction between paradigmatic sense relations and syntagmatic sense relations Sense relation Sense relation is “a semantic relation between units of meaning” (Cruse‚ 2011). In other words‚ it enables us to know the relationship between words and expressions of a language. Sense relation also reveals the “regularizing and structuring tendencies” (Cruse‚ 2011) in the creation of vocabulary items of a language as they are not formed arbitrarily. Such patterns in the formation of words give

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    The meaning of kinship terms

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    The Meaning of Kinship Terms’ ANTHONY I . C. WALLACE ANI) JOHN A T K I N S ; Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and University of Pennsylvania INTRODUCTION H E meaning of kinship terms in foreign languages (or in English‚ for that matter) has traditionally been rendered by English-speaking ethnologists by a simple and direct procedure: each term is matched with a primitive English term (e.g.‚ “mother”)‚ with a relative product of two or more primitive English terms (e.g.‚ “mother’s

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    Discourse Analysis Critical Discourse Analysis on Iwan Fals Song Lyric “Asik Nggak Asik” focusing on Semantic‚ Lexical Cohesion and Ideology By: Heri Winarko (2011120052) Indri Astuti (2011120014) Muhammad Ainul Muiz (2011120061) Syaifurohman (2011120059) Section C ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION USBI THE SAMPOERNA UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2014 Abstract Song‚ despite as a tool to entertain the audience and also as a tool to express the writer’s feelings. In the lyric of some

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    translation of thoughts to words which can be understood and translated into meaning by both parties (Recanatti‚ 2004). Words are translated differently by different people depending on their different cultures and languages which can be a communication barrier between communicators of different origins. This basically means that for messages to get across from sender to receiver and be decoded accurately the language and signs used should be common to both or the process of communication will be interrupted

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    The History of Semantics

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    You are just going to encounter a piece of prose as you browse through the next few lines. Yes‚ prose is any written matter that is expressed in ordinary language as opposed to poetry that uses rhymes‚ meters‚ and imagery to convey ideas and emotions. Derived from the Latin word ‘prôsa’‚ prose literally transforms into ‘straight-forward’. Hence‚ you would always find prose articles to be descriptive‚ narrative‚ or explanatory. Any spoken and writing language that is expressed in a sentence without

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    My Way

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    in English. |№ 6 Polysemy in English. |№ 7 Homonymy in English. Polysemy vs| |linguistics. Lexical units. |English lexicon. |meaning and motivation. |Word-meaning is liable to change in |1. The semantic structure of the |homonymy | |Lexicology (from Gr lexis ‘word’ and|The term “etymology” comes from |Types of word meaning |the course of the historical |word does not present an indivisible|Homonyms

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    Ambiguity in Translation

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    counterparts. Additionally‚ there are multiple source of translation ambiguity including within language semantic ambiguity and near synonymy‚ the present study examines the extent to which word context and translation dominance reduce the difficulties associated with translation ambiguity ‚ using the primed stemming from the two source ‚ especially translation ambiguity derived from semantic ambiguity ( meaning translation ambiguity ) and translation ambiguity derived from near synonymy ( synonym

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    THE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE LANGUAGE OF ADVERTISING IN AIRASIA ADVERTISEMENT 1.1 Background of Study Advertising has become a powerful element within the media empire. People are exposed to many forms of advertising every day‚ either consciously or subconsciously. There  are  strong  prejudices  about  advertising‚ however‚ it must be admitted that it is economically necessary and  beneficial. Advertising is so effective means of communication that it attracts attention. According to the

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    Types of Meaning

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    1) Conceptual or Denotative Meaning: Conceptual meaning is also called logical or cognitive meaning. It is the basic propositional meaning which corresponds to the primary dictionary definition. Such a meaning is stylistically neutral and objective as opposed to other kinds of associative meanings. Conceptual Meanings are the essential or core meaning while other six types are the peripheral. It is peripheral in as sense that it is non-essential. They are stylistically marked and subjective kind

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    Semántica y Pragmática I

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    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 from linguistics‚ Chomskyan

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