Revision:

1. What is semasiology? Make a brief overview of its research area.

2. Give the definition of sign.

3. How is the notion of meaning understood in Linguistics?

4. Describe Aristotle’s understanding of meaning.

5. How are the ideas of the signifier and the signified approached in the works of St. Augustine?

6. How did Thomas Aquinas explain the double nature of the symbol?

7. What is the sign structure according to Ferdinand de Saussure?

8. What is Charles Peirce's contribution into the understanding of sign?

9. Explain the difference between lexical and grammatical meaning of the word.

10. What is denotation?

11. Explain the meaning of the notion signification.

12. Give an extended description on the notion of connotation.

13. Discuss the personal dimension of connotation.

14. Speak about the social dimension of connotation.

15. What is a loaded lexeme / expression?