What is reference???
The reference of word is the relation between the linguistic expression and the entity in the real world to which it refers. A referring expression is a piece of language, a noun phrase, that is used in an utterance and is linked to something outside language, some living or dead or imaginary entity or concept or group of entities or concepts. Three kinds of differences in referents are: concrete and abstract; unique and non-unique; countable and non-countable.In semantics, reference is generally construed as the relationships between nouns or pronouns and objects that are named by them. Hence, the word "John" refers to the person John. The word "it" refers to some previously specified object. The object referred to is called the referent of the word.Sometimes the word-object relation is called "denotation"; the word denotes the object.
So, do you agree with this statement or maybe you have another reference and opinion? Please coment below
Why the word-object relation is called as denotation? Gimme the reasons.
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HapusDenotation is the translation from a sign to its meaning, precisely to its literal meaning, more or less like a dictionary that tries to define it. so why is the word object called denotation because it shows the object.
Hapuscould you please give us the example of unique and non-unique reference?
BalasHapusHi adelia, we see in the definition of both. A referring expression has fixed reference when the referent is a unique entity or unique set of entities, like Lake Ontario, Japan, Boris Yeltsin, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Philippine Islands. A referring expression has variable reference if its referent may be different every time it is used: that dog, my uncle, several people, a lake, the results.
HapusIt means there are two of referring expression. They have fixed reference and variable reference.
So, for the example has told with fela
We swam in Lake Ontario.
BalasHapusWe swam in a lake.
Both might have the same referent, but a lake can refer to various bodies of water whereas Lake Ontario always refers to the same body of water
Sorry Fela, could you please explain it more?
HapusCan u give an example of concrete and abstract,unique and non-unique, countable and non-countable.
BalasHapusHello friend. This is some examples of countable and uncountable.
BalasHapusCountable and uncountable in reference is part of something you say or write in which you mention a person or thing.
1. Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form, and you can use numbers with them.
one idea - two ideas
one table - two tables
one man - two men
You can use definite and indefinite articles with them: the idea, the ideas, an idea.
2. Uncountable nouns have only one form. Most of the time.
-Knowledge is power.
-Beauty is Truth.
You cannot use uncountable nouns with numbers and you can rarely use them with the indefinite article.
What is the difference between reference and inference?
BalasHapusHi eka,, reference is an act in which a speaker or writer, uses linguistic forms to enable a listener or reader to indentify something, and inference to connecting prior knowledge to text based information to create meaning beyond what is directly stated.
HapusThank u so much milaa for your information🙏
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