An approach to linguistics. Fundamentals of semantics, pragmatics and deconstruction

Abstract

The present paper approaches linguistics and the mechanisms of language andcommunication. There are several dimensions essential for everyday life, which either consciouslyor unconsciously occur in the individual’s speech. The study of languages involves understandingmeaning, they way in which it is inferred from words and from context, how people acquirelanguage. The paper provides an overview to the study of language outlining the contribution ofsome scholars to the development of semantics, structuralism or deconstruction. Linguistics opensdoors and is a pathway to successful careers teaching about the structure of language and aboutthe relationship between structure and meaning.

Keywords

• linguistics
• language
• semantics
• pragmatics
• meaning
• structuralism
• deconstruction