In reviewing this topic, make sure you understand the following main points:
Semantic meaning is about truth conditions.
Propositions can be related using negation (¬), conjunction (∧), disjunction (∨).
Entailment between p and q ensures that p cannot be true while q is false. Examples were given of entailments that arise from lexical relations and sentential connectives.
The meaning of 'and' requires both semantics and pragmatics.
Semantic meaning is about truth conditions.
Content adapted from S. Kaufmann (2008) teaching materials, Northwestern University.
Content adapted from K. Bach "The Semantics-Pragmatics Distinction: What It Is and Why It Matters" (http://userwww.sfsu.edu/kbach/semprag.html).