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Academic Forum 2
Subject: Semantics.
Category: Academic Forum
Statement for discussion:
Situation:
1. Read at least two artices about SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS on internet.
2. Mention the URLs of the pages and the authors of the articlaes.
http://www-01.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryoflinguisticterms/WhatIsPragmatics.htm
http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/lang/semantics.htm
http://es.slideshare.net/Rtoes/semantics-and-pragmatics
Bennet, J. (1976). Linguistics Behaviour. Cambridge University Press.
Brown, G., & Yule, G. (1983). Discourse Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Buhler, K. (1934). Sprachtheorie. Gustav Fischer: Jena.
Jackobson, R. (1960). Closing statement: linguistics and poetics. (T. Sebeok, Ed.)
Cambridge, Mass.: M. I. T. Press.
Lackov, W. (1972a). Sociolinguistics Patterns. Philadelphia: University of
Pensylvania Press.
Lakoff, R. (1973). 'The logic of politeness; or minding your P's and Q's' in (ed.) C.
Corum et al. Papers from the Ninth Regionral Meeting. Chicago: Chicago
Linguistic Society.
Lyons, J. (1977). Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Schegloff, E. A., & Sacks, H. (1973). 'Opening up closings': Semiotica.
3. Make a chart including the similarities and differences between Semantics and
Pragmatics.
PRAGMATICS
Studies the language use.
Pragmatics should be subsumed under
semantics, that is Semanticism.
Includes a natural meaning.
Offers a context dependent meaning.
Discusses the semantic interpretation of a
sentence.
Semantics is the input of pragmatics.
Covers the connotative meaning of a
sentence.
Provides a complete interpretation of a
sentence utterance.

SEMANTICS
Studies the meaning of language.
Semantics should be subsumed under
Pragmatics, that is Pragmaticism.
Includes a conventional meaning.
Gives a context independent meaning.
Elucidates the syntactic meaning of a
sentence.
Syntax is the input of semantics.
Addresses the denotative meaning of a
sentence.
Provides only a surface interpretation of a
sentence utterance.
Deals with two basic topics, which are
Includes implicature, presupposition,
closely related lexical semantics and
metaphor, associations.
compositional semantics.
Is not discourse, linguistics.
Is discourse, linguistics.
Works on an implicit level.
Works on an explicit level.
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Influences the relation between language

and communication.
Semantics-pragmatics interface concerns
mainly disambiguation and clarity.

Semantics influences the relation between

words and language.
Syntax-semantics interface can be
exemplified by the ambiguity and
interpretation of anaphora
General rules.
Principles rules.
Grammar.
Rhetoric.
Are distinct and complementary fields of study, that is Complementarism.
Are both related to the way meaning is derived from language.
4. Write a paragraph of 100 words to explain how you apply Semantics and
Pragmatics in your classes. If you do not apply them, explain why not.
Students have problems in semantics, particularly in the area of expressive
and receptive vocabulary; and have difficulty understanding abstract or
figurative language. Also, learners have a less active role in conversations, and
poor understanding of conventional rules. At this time, I can apply my
knowledge of the semantics and pragmatics. Id write a sentence or word on the
chalkboard, and ask the student to say it. Ill provide positive reinforcement in
the form of a smile or praise if the student says the word or sentence correctly. If
a student is using incorrect syntax in class, I should simply rephrase aloud what
the student was trying to say. For example, the response to a student who says
We goes to the car now? Id say Yes, we are going to the car now. With this
small example, I can explain how it would apply the teaching of semantics and
pragmatics with my students.

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