Language: A multifaceted phenomenon!
Language meaning communicates information about the world around us (language as a system of symbols)
Symbols are things that stand for or refer to other things. Language with information content.
Meaning is processed in the mind of the speaker/hearer (that is, cognitive & psychological).
Meaning is a social phenomenon (contexts important)
Meaning of words/sentences have various relationships among themselves (antonyms, synonyms, etc.) (can be studied independently)