Scrutinizing the Problems of Meaning in Language Analysis and Interpretation, Case of Study First Year Master Linguistics Students at Ibn Khaldoun University.

Abstract

The works of meaning and language analysis are a broad field that encompasses various disciplines including linguistics, discourseanalysis, psychology and philosophy.Therefore, our main interest in this research is the works of meaning in language analysis and interpretation. The aim of this dissertation is to explore the questions related to the works of meaning, types of meanings and their work in language analysis and real life. The problematic at hand seeks to find out whether meaningsare understood and if the knowledge of pragmatics andsemantics helps in language analysis and interpretation. To answer our research questions, a mixed method is used to conduct this study, which is based on a questionnaire and an interview to Master one students and teachers of English in linguistic specialty.The results we revealed that both teachers and students have the same thinking and the same ways toanalyze and interpret meaning.