semantics
/sɪˈmæntɪks/
the study of meaning in language; what words and sentences signify
semantics in a sentence
“The semantic content was clear, though the phrasing was awkward.”
Origin of semantics
Greek semantikos (significant), from sema (sign)
Related Words
syntax
the rules governing how words combine into phrases and sentences
pragmatics
how context influences the interpretation of meaning
morphology
the study of word formation and internal structure
deixis
words whose meaning depends on context (I, here, now, this)
anaphora
using a word to refer back to something mentioned earlier
polysemy
a single word having multiple related meanings