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Semantics and pragmatics
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What is the focus of semantics?
it is
the
conventional
meaning
of
words
The meaning of words and sentences may be affected
by the
SPEAKER’S
INTENTIONS
Sentence
meaning is what a sentence means what it counts as the equivalent of in the language concerned
Speaker
meaning is what a speaker means when he uses a piece of language