semantics Heasley and Hurford Universe of discourse and definiteness Objective: –Students will be able to apply the concept of universe of discourse and will be able to identify the definiteness of an expression. Topics: –Universe of Discourse –Definiteness –Indefiniteness –Markers of definiteness and indefineteness
semantics Heasley and Hurford UNIVERSE OF DISCOURSE, DEFINITENESS UNIVERSE OF DISCOURSE: TIK 7 universe of discourse find the faces Why people see things differently? TIK 7 animasi What makes them misunderstand?
semantics Heasley and Hurford Universe of discourse Universe of discourse Imaginery Real world
semantics Heasley and Hurford DEFINITENESS WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE REFERENT
semantics Heasley and Hurford Referent I NO I NO WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE REFERENT
semantics Heasley and Hurford Referent I NO I NO WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE REFERENT
semantics Heasley and Hurford Referent I YES I NO WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE REFERENT
semantics Heasley and Hurford I NO I YES WHO CAN IDENTIFY THE REFERENT DEFINITENESS
semantics Heasley and Hurford Conclusion Universe of discourse of an utterance : the particular world of the speaker either the real world or imaginary when producing an utterance. Definiteness : a feature of noun phrase chosen by the speaker to express his assumption that the hearer will be able to identify the referent. Definite Markers : definite articles, personal pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, proper noun