Linguistic Semantics Discipline

A Linguistic Semantics Discipline is an linguistics discipline that focuses on what natural language utterances represent/mean (what is being signified).

• Context:
  • It is a branch of Linguistics.
  • It proposes Semantic Theoryes for a Semantic System.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Linguistic Syntax Discipline.
  • Linguistic Pragmatics Discipline.
• See: Semantics Conference, Semantics Journal, Semantics Textbook, Semantic Analysis, Semantic Relation, Concept, Pragmatics, Context, Situation Semantics.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics#Structures Retrieved:2015-4-16.
  • Semantics, the study of the meaning of words (lexical semantics) and fixed word combinations (phraseology), and how these combine to form the meanings of sentences

2009

• (Wordnet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
  • the study of language meaning
  • the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text; "a petty argument about semantics"
• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics
  • Semantics is the study of meaning in communication. The word derives from Greek σημαντικός (semantikos), "significant", from σημαίνω (semaino), "to signify, to indicate" and that from σήμα (sema), "sign, mark, token" . …

2008

• (Bach, 2008) ⇒ Kent Bach. (2008). “On Referring and Not Referring.” In: Reference: Interdisciplinary Perspectives." Jeanette K. Gundel and Nancy Hedberg, editors. Oxford University Press.

2000

• (Chierchia & McConnell-Ginet, 2000) ⇒ Gennaro Chierchia, and Sally McConnell-Ginet. (2000). “Meaning and Grammar: An Introduction to Semantics, 2nd edition." MIT Press.
  • Semantics is the branch of linguistics devoted to the investigation of linguistic meaning, the interpretation of expressions in a language system.

1993

• Ronnie Cann. (1993). “Formal Semantics.” Cambridge University Press

1968

• John Lyons. (1968). “Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics.” Cambridge University Press

1963

• John Lyons. (1963). “Structural Semantics.” Cambridge University Press

1923

• (Odgen and Richards, 1923) ⇒ C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards. (1923). “The Meaning of Meaning: A Study of the Influence of Language upon Thought and of the Science of Symbolism. University of Cambridge.

1905

• (Russell, 1905) ⇒ Bertrand Russell. (1905). “On Denoting.” In: Mind, 14.

1892

• (Frege, 1892) ⇒ Gottlob Frege. (1892). “On Sense and Reference.” In: Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik, C: 25-50.

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