SEMANTICS

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N., Pam M.S.
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1. Linguistics. The study of the meaning of language as opposed to the formal relationships, grammar and sound, phonics. You can compare it with semiotics for more conceptual clarity about semantics.

SEMANTICS: "Semantics deals with the meaning in language."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PRAGMATICS
  2. FORMAL GRAMMAR
  3. SOURCE LANGUAGE
  4. FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR
  5. GENETIC LINGUISTICS
  6. GRAMMAR
  7. CASE GRAMMAR
  8. SITUATIONAL SEMANTICS
  9. ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE
  10. PHONEMICS
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SEMANTICS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/semantics/ (accessed January 22, 2021).
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