SEMANTICS

Syntax

WARNING

this might get complicated...

Welcome to the basic aspects of syntax.  It may look complicated but I assure you that you will see this very simple.  In order to understand the basics of grammar you must understand the following words.  Create a Post under the title Syntax, where you give a definition (don't forget to quote, from where you got the information) of the following terms:

Syntax, Grammar, Parse Tree, Noun Phrase, Verb Phrase, Sentence, Determiner, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Pronoun, Prepositional Phrase, Auxiliary Verb, Verb.

After doing your definitions, watch the following video:

Try to make a parse tree for the following sentence:

The student killed Mr. Zea.

Publish your possible Parse tree in the Blog.

Semantics

What is the meaning of the expression "They should have done..."?

What does the word pedantic mean?

How do you think this comic strip is related to semantics?

Welcome to this module related to Semantics, after you discuss the previous questions with your classmates, start to do the following instructions:

Create a post with the title Semantics.  Carry out each of the following activities and number them in your blog:

1.  Read all the instructions before you do anything.

2.  Create a definition of semantics based on the concepts discussed in class related to the Epistemological universe of ELT.

3.  Find 20 meanings of the word Semantics, and make a an essay where you state the different meanings of the word in a 500 word document.

4.  Create a a google document where you define which are the main relationships between the semantic analysis of a word and the morphological meaning of a sentence.

5.  If you have read up to here, and thought that this task is absolutely ridiculous, you are absolutely right. That is why you must only do the following two activities.  Be sure to number point six as one and point seven as two in your blog.

6.  Define Semantics in linguistics (Don't forget to quote authors and also to use your voice).

7.  Find the meaning of the following word taking into account the relationship with linguistic semantics.  After you write the meaning, write in your own perceptions how is the word related to semantics.

MEANING, CONCEPT, REFERENT, GRAMMATICAL MEANING, LEXICAL MEANING, DENOTATIVE, CONNOTATIVE, METAPHOR, POLYSEMY, CONTEXT.

Morphology

Create a post with the title Morphology. Number and develop each of the parts that follow:

1.  Find 3 definitions of morphology with their sources. Identify 6 common keywords and in point one in your post write a definition of morphology in linguistics.  Don't forget to cite sources!

2. Fill in the following chart and paste it in your blog

Word	Definition	Example
Morpheme
Free Morpheme
Bound Morpheme
Prefix
Suffix
Infix
Affix
Derivational Morpheme
Inflectional Morpheme

3.  Fill in the following chart:

Word	Number of Syllables	Number of Morphemes
Unlikely
Happiness
Loves
Morphology
syntax

 

4.  Create a chart where you explain and give an example of at least 4 word formation processes.