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| Subject: | Semantics or pragmatics? |
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| Question: |
Hello, I was wondering which area of linguistics deals with perceived vs. intended meaning of a word. For example, if I say the word ''socialism'', it has certain connotations for me, but my listener might have very different connotations. Would that be semantics or pragmatics? Thank you, Jessi |
| Reply: |
It could also be political science! Anthea |
| Reply From: | Anthea Fraser Gupta click here to access email |
| Date: | 23-Jul-2012 |
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