About Course
EGL206 (SEMANTICS) takes you into the study of meaning in English. In this course, you’ll learn the meaning of meaning, theories of meaning, semantic concepts, among other things.
Course Content
Introduction
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The Nature of Semantics
10:41 -
Scholarly Definitions of Semantics
16:55
Word and Sentence Theories of Meaning
Utterance Theories of Meaning: Speech Acts
Utterance Theories of Meaning: Cooperative Principles
Types of Meaning
Interlexical Sense Relations
Ambiguity
Vagueness
Meanings and Context Dependency
Euphemism
Dysphemism
Meaning in Different Social Contexts
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