NOUN | cognition | semantics | the study of language meaning / meaning |
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cognition | semantics | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text |
Sounds | sihmae'ntihks | |
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Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... |
Meaning | The study of language meaning / meaning. | |
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Narrower | cognitive semantics, conceptual semantics, semasiology | The branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning / meaning |
deixis | The function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing | |
formal semantics | The branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning / meaning | |
lexical semantics | The branch of semantics that studies the meanings and relations of words | |
Broader | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
Spanish | semántica | |
Catalan | semàntica | |
Adjectives | semantic | of or relating to meaning / meaning or the study of meaning / meaning |
Nouns | semanticist | a specialist in the study of meaning / meaning |
Meaning | The meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text. | |
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Example | "a petty argument about semantics" | |
Broader | meaning, substance | The idea that is intended |
Spanish | semántica | |
Catalan | semàntica |
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