Thesemantictriangle

1、Group members: :4.Limits5.Influencewords are just names or labels for things. -Platorelates words and things through the mediation of concept of the minds.meaning should be studied in terms of situation, use, context. Firth, Malinowski, Hallidayto define the meaning of a language form as“situation i

2、n which the speaker utters it and “the response it calls forth in the hearer”. BloomfieldIvor Armstrong Richards Richard and Ogden , 1923, The Meaning of MeaningFlashSemantic Triangle (Page 135)Reference (e.g. concept, thought, mental image)Symbol (e.g. word)Referent (e.g. object in the world )symbo

3、lizesrefers tostands forDog domesticatedcanine (犬齒類)mammalpetWhat is symbolized by the word is not the object in the real world but the concepts and mental images the speaker have at the moment of utterance or can recall from memory.Example:For example:Concept: a domesticated canine mammal, occurrin

4、g in many breeds that show a great variety in size and form; a very common animal that people keep as a pet or to guard a building ;Symbol: dogReferentSaussure二元符號關(guān)系詞義理論Limits The link between the symbol and the concept remains obscure -maybe a psychological link. Not every symbol has the one-to-one

5、 object in real word. The same symbol may have different meanings in different occasion.Parking語義四面體 The theory has practical application because it shows us ways to clear up misunderstandings that communication confusion may have created. This theory does not just present us with a problem and leave it there for the r