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Semantics

The document discusses semantics, focusing on the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences. It outlines referential and associative meanings, as well as various semantic roles such as agent, theme, instrument, experiencer, location, source, and goal. Each semantic role describes the function of a noun phrase in relation to the action of a verb in an event.

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Semantics

The document discusses semantics, focusing on the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences. It outlines referential and associative meanings, as well as various semantic roles such as agent, theme, instrument, experiencer, location, source, and goal. Each semantic role describes the function of a noun phrase in relation to the action of a verb in an event.

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Semantics

Semantics Semantic analysis

The study of the meaning of words, phrases Semantics features Semantic roles Lexical relations
and sentences

refer to basic elements involved in Words can be analyzed according to the


Referential meaning (conceptual meaning): differentiating the meaning of each word in semantic roles.
the basic components of meaning conveyed a language from every other word.
by the literal use of words.
Semantic Role is the part played by a noun
The meaning of a word is a collection of phrase in the event described by the
Associative meaning (emotive meaning) properties/features typically with two sentence.
refers to the type of meaning that people possible values (+ / -).
might connect with the use of words.
Agent is the semantic role of the noun phrase
Exp: boy is [ +animate, +human, -female, identifying the one who performs the action
-adult] of the verb in an event.

Theme is the semantic role of the noun


phrase identifying the entity involved in or
affected by the action of the verb in an
event.

Instrument is the semantic role of the noun


phrase identifying the entity that is used to
perform the action of the verb.

Experiencer is the semantic role of the noun


phrase identifying the entity that has the
feeling, perception or state described by the
verb.

Location is the semantic role of the noun


phrase identifying where an entity is.

Source is the semantic role of the noun


phrase identifying where an entity moves
from.

Goal is the semantic role of the noun phrase


identifying where an entity moves to.

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