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Semantics How we use a language to MEAN things; the meaning of words. Pragmatics How we DO things with language; the context in which a language is used; relation between signs or linguistic expressions and their users; the rules for using language in socially appropriate ways. Implicature A way to use language to communicate indirectly. It is also scalar. (ex: "Black Lives Matter [too]" it is a silent implication) Language A continuous phenomenon; a series of chunks that, together, make the human communication system we call language unique; the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. Language is a uniquely human means of communication.