| NOUN | cognition | semantics | the study of language meaning / meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | semantics | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text |
| Sounds | sihmae'ntihks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... | |
| Meaning | The study of language meaning / meaning. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a petty argument about semantics" | |
| Broader | meaning, substance | The idea that is intended |
| Spanish | semántica | |
| Catalan | semàntica | |
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