Research Article

A SEMANTIC STUDY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S LETTER TO HIS SON'S TEACHER

BAKO VICTORIA NATI1*, ANTHONY JAMES2, REJOICE JAMES SONGDEN3, REBECCA SUNDAY MWANTI4, BLESSING SAINA'AN LAGAN5
1 Faculty of Education, Arts Education Department University of Jos
2 Department of English Language Plateau State University Bokkos
3 Department of English University of Jos
4 General Studies Education Department Federal College of Education, Pankshin mwanti
5 Department of English Language Plateau State University Bokkos
* Corresponding author: victbako07@gmail.com
Published: Jan, 2023
DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.5jjx6iyr
Pages: 1-6

Abstract

The concept of semantics involves the way words are inter connected in a given communicative unit to pass across a message. This is because the meanings of words are not taken in isolation, since most times, meanings are derived from the way words are connected in a given text to enhance the message of a given speaker or writer. This study therefore, is an investigation into the conventional meanings conveyed by the choice of words and sentences Abraham Lincoln used in the letter he wrote to his son's teacher. The Carroll concept of semantic network model (2004) was used to carry out the investigation. Consequently, the study showed that there are additional semantic qualities of words that language speakers generally agree upon beyond conventional meanings.

Keywords

semantics synonym antonyms holonyms meronym.

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How to Cite

NATI, B. V., JAMES, A., SONGDEN, R. J., MWANTI, R. S., & LAGAN, B. S. (2023). A SEMANTIC STUDY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S LETTER TO HIS SON'S TEACHER. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 14(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2023.5jjx6iyr

B. V. NATI, A. JAMES, R. J. SONGDEN, R. S. MWANTI, and B. S. LAGAN, "A SEMANTIC STUDY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S LETTER TO HIS SON'S TEACHER," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-6, January 2023. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2023.5jjx6iyr

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