Semantics-Bhiksu University-Second Year Students-2018

Semantics

·        Phonetics-sound level

·        Phonology-sound level

·        Morphology-word level

·        Syntax-sentence level

·        Semantics-meaning level

·        Pragmatics- beyond sentence level

·        Semantics

·        meaning level

Synonyms/Similar words

·        little/small

·        Big/large

·        Pretty/beautiful

Antonyms

·       Good/bad

·       Tall/short

·       Black/white

·       Fat/thin

   

Homophony: homophonous

·         having the same pronunciation, but different meaning

·        Bat-cricket

·        Bat –animals

·        Handsome-boy

·        Handsome-salary

·        Bank-money

·        Bank-river

·        Branch/like/head/

·        Fair/selling and buying/reasonable

·        Polysemy: many meanings for a word

·        Water:

·        I drink water.

·        I water the plants.

·        My mouth waters.

·        Have:

·        I have tea. (drink)

·        I have lunch.(eat)

·        I have a bath.(get)

·        I have a book.(possess)

·        Homonyms

Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different meanings, but have different spellings.

bear/bare (same pronunciation, but different meaning)

The bear is an animal.

Bare headed/bare foot

Piece/peace

Fair/fare (reasonable/bus fare)