Semantics & Society

Presenter: Sunny, Ferdaush

Hasan
ID:1142040
Course title: Semantics
Course Instructor : Afaz Uddin

Semantics
is the branch of linguistics that deals with the study of
meaning. It also creates a relationship between with
sentences and its meaning. The study of the relationship
between signs and symbols are also representing as
semantics. Semantics is closely linked with another sub
discipline of linguistics, which is also, broadly speaking, and
the study of meaning. However, unlike pragmatics,
semantics is a highly theoretical research perspective, and
looks at meaning in language in isolation, in the language
itself, whereas pragmatics is a more practical subject and is
interested in meaning in language in use. Semantics is the
study of meaning, but what do we mean by 'meaning'.
Meaning in natural languages is mainly studied by linguists.
In fact, semantics is one of the main branches of
contemporary linguistics. Every culture has a language to
express its world meaning, but only according to the view of
the world that a group of people has developed in order to
belong to its particular group or speech community.

Society
in general thought of as living together in organized
communities with shared laws, traditions, and values
of people. A human society is a group of people
involved in persistent interpersonal relationships, or a
large social grouping sharing the same geographical
or social territory, typically subject to the same
political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
Human societies are characterized by patterns of
relationships (social relations) between individuals
who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a
given society may be described as the sum total of
such relationships among its constituent members. In
the social sciences, a larger society often evinces
stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.

Five functions of language

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.

Informational
Expressive
Directive
Phatic
Aesthetic

Informational
i. Informational function of language
maintains communication of
information.
ii. it contain a Conceptual meaning
iii. It mainly works as subjectoriented language.

Expressive
i. It mainly works as speaker/Writer
-oriented language.
ii. It shows speakers feelings and
attitude.
iii. Hear affective meaning gets more
importance.

Directive
i. It mainly works as Listener/ Reader
-oriented language.
ii. It influence the behavior or attitudes
of others language.

Phatic
i. These types of language are used
as the channel of communication
language.
ii. It removes the aesthetic function
and create a proper
communication.

Aesthetic
i. The poetic use of language is known
as the Aesthetic communication
language.
ii. It can provide message with lots of
symbolic icon.
iii. Hear the act of communication level
is little high.

Meaning
Conceptual
Conceptual meaning is
also called logical or
cognitive meaning. It is
the basic propositional
meaning which
corresponds to the
primary dictionary
definition

Affective
Affective Meaning refers
to the speakers feeling,
emotion, and attitude
towards the content or
the ongoing context.

Semantics is related with

Society
Through component/language style of
other disorders.
The same as high-functioning
component.
Through the Varity of meaning
conversation.
A sub-category of specific meaning
language.
Show a logical relationship between
society and semantics

Recap
Semantics
Society
Informational
Expressive
Directive
Phatic
Aesthetic
Conceptual Meaning
Affective Meaning.