Semantics
literal meaning
Pragmatics
specific communicative goals
usage of linguistic expression….
… can vary with the context
meaning is….
invariant
relational
What do linguistic expressions relate to?
extralinguistic entities
Synonyms meaning
denotation
reference
Saussure’s theory
signs are …., because of that signs are…
arbitrary, conventional
different languages use different …. for the same ….
different languages use different words forthe same thing
What is a potential exception of sign’s arbirariness?
onomatopoetic words
What is necessary for communication?
Convention of signs
La langue est un fait social
Language is a social occurence