Science that studies the language
Studies the meaning in context of discourse
Pragmatics
Is an entity that stands for another entity.
Signs
Words that sound the same, but have different spelling and different meaning
Homophones
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
Homonyms
Who trained Hercules to be a hero?
Philoctetes/Phil
Studies the literal meaning of phrases and sentences
Semantics
The father of semantics
Ferdinand de Saussure
Let's go shopping! There's a big ______ at my favourite shoe shop. (sale/sail)
Sale
Our ____ concern is that the project may not be completed before the June deadline. (principle/principal)
Principal
In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?
Red
Studies phrases and sentences
Syntax
Noham Chomsky
"I dyed my hair blond" or "I died my hair blond"?
I dyed my hair blon
Could you ____ with me for ten minutes? I’m just running a little late. (bear/bare)
bear
Who is Harry Potter’s godfather?
Sirius Black
Studies words
Morphology
Mention two universal language features
Arbitrariness / exclusiveness / generative grammar
Where would you like to____ (meet/meat)?
Meet
Is everyone here? Do we have a full ____? (complement/compliment)
complement
What Hollywood movie star plays himself in Zombieland?
Bill Murray
Studies phonemes
Phonology
FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE defined a sign as consisting of two parts
A signifier (form) and a signified (a concept)
"The sweet course eaten at the end of a meal" (Desert/Dessert?)
Dessert
I’d appreciate it if you could be ____ about this; we’re keeping it quiet until the details are finalised. (discreet/discrete)
discreet
What is a nickname for the Academy Awards?