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    MEETING 2

    UTTERANCES, SENTENCES, PROPOSITIONS


    Definition Utterance

    • Utterances is

    By a particular speaker
    The use On a particular time
    At a particular place

    -Sequence of sentences
    Of a piece
    -Single phrase
    of language
    -A single word
    Examples of Utterance

    • “hello”
    • “I am here”
    • “ He was born in Bandung”
    • “ksptstdddddna” (?)
    • He was born in Bandung (?)

    Utterances in written language


    • Using “ “
    • “ He went here yesterday”
    • He went here yesterday.
    Sentence

    • One thought/complete meaning

    word word

    word
    word

    Grammatical rules
    Sentence in written language

    • Without any “ “
    • He was born in Bandung.

    Proposition
    Main idea/meaning of a sentence
    Their relationship

    • Utterances are located in space–time and have agents (speakers).


    Neither sentences nor propositions are located in space–time, nor do
    they have agents. They are abstract objects.
    • Sentences are inherently linguistic. Utterances are events that involve
    linguistic objects (sentences), but they are not themselves linguistic.
    Propositions are not linguistic (but rather very easily specified with
    language).

    Summary
    Located in space-time linguistics
    sentences No Yes
    Propositions No Yes
    utterances yes No
    Examples-1
    • Sentences are given as trees or as labeled
    bracketings.
    • Propositions are underlined.
    • Utterances are inside double-quotes.
    Examples-2
    Examples-3
    Examples-4
    Conclusion

    Proposition

    Sentence Sentence

    Utterance Utterance Utterance Utterance Utterance Utterance


    Exercise
    • Group work:
    • 1 group consists of 4 – 5 students

    • Find or make up pictures indicating the relationship


    among utterances, sentences and propositions.
    • Explain the picture and the relationship among the
    three components.

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