Meaning business: an introduction to semantics
Linguistics HQ di Dr Rebecca Mitchell
Note sull'episodio
Have you been mixing your metaphors recently? Are you reticent or reluctant? How can you reanalyse a crayfish? And which deadly device is lurking in your office? This episode looks at semantics, including what makes up meaning, how meaning changes over time, and how AI handles it (obviously not as well as we do!).
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