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Unit 3: Reference and Sense

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Unit 3

REFERENCE AND SENSE


SENSE: Relationship inside the language
REFERENCE: Relationship between language
and words
REFERENCE
• 1- Most expressions have variable references
eg: my book
2- Some expressions have constant reference
eg: The United States
3- Two expressions have the same reference:
co-reference
eg: The Morning Star and the Evening Star
HOMONOMY
• 1- Homophone: . similar pronounce and
different spelling
eg: buy - by
• 2- Homograph: similar spelling and different
pronounce.
eg: tear – tear
3- Full homonymy: similar pronounce and
similar spelling eg: liver
POLYSEMY
• -has two or more meanings
• - closely related
• Eg: chip ( semantic feature: small piece)
What is intended by: Mean, Meaning

• 1- They refer to Reference


• 2- They refer to Sense

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