Linguistics/Semantics

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Linguistics:

Glossary • Appendix A • Further reading • Bibliography • License
00. Introduction • 01. Phonetics • 02. Phonology • 03. Morphology • 04. Syntax
05. Semantics • 06. Pragmatics • 07. Typology • 08. Historical Linguistics • 09. Orthography
10. Sociolinguistics • 11. Psycholinguistics • 12. Evolutionary Linguistics • 13. Computational Linguistics

[edit] Introduction

Semantics is one of the main themes of linguistics. In simple words we can say that it deals with sense of sounds.

Semantics is the study of the literal meanings[1] of parts of language, such as words, expressions or sentences, engaged in by semanticists.

[edit] Notes

  1. ↑ Note that a sentence such as "It's cold in here." may have two layers of meaning: the surface layer, making an assertion about the temperature, is within the domain of semantics, while its use as a request to have a window closed is covered by pragmatics, discussed in the following chapter.

Semantics is the study of sense of language. It is different from reference whcich deals with naming.

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