Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Semantics

Adult: We will be okay, won’t we?

Child: Yeah. [46]

With semantics, what content does "Yeah." go into?

6 comments:

  1. The child is saying, "Yes. We will be ok." So, what does that mean?

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  2. I think it would be state (refers to state of affairs)?

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  3. I agree. That's her state. She is ok. For this project that is what I am wanting you to see. As you go deeper into linguistics you would be looking at different "structures." But, that is what the child is affirming.

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  4. Thanks for the help.

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  5. Thanks, this helps me too and answers one of my questions!

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  6. This just helped me out! Thanks so much!

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