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  1. proxemics
    the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations
    Within this view, sounds, facial expressions, body language, proxemics have semantic (meaningful) content, and each has several branches of study.
  2. formal semantics
    the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning
    This problem of understanding has been the subject of many formal inquiries, over a long period of time, most notably in the field of formal semantics.
  3. pragmatics
    the study of language use
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
  4. semantics
    the study of language meaning
    Semantics (from Greek sēmantiká, neuter plural of sēmantikós)[1][2] is the study of meaning.
  5. semasiology
    the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
    In international scientific vocabulary semantics is also called semasiology.
  6. semiotics
    a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
    Other forms of semantics include the semantics of programming languages, formal logics, and semiotics.
  7. lexicology
    the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
  8. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
    Within this view, sounds, facial expressions, body language, proxemics have semantic (meaningful) content, and each has several branches of study.
  9. signifier
    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
    It typically focuses on the relation between signifiers, such as words, phrases, signs and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotata.
  10. formal logic
    any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
    Other forms of semantics include the semantics of programming languages, formal logics, and semiotics.
  11. linguistics
    the scientific study of language
    In linguistics, it is the study of interpretation of signs or symbols as used by agents or communities within particular circumstances and contexts.[3]
  12. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
  13. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
  14. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
    It is often used in ordinary language to denote a problem of understanding that comes down to word selection or connotation.
  15. well-defined
    accurately stated or described
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
  16. denote
    have as a meaning
    The word "semantics" itself denotes a range of ideas, from the popular to the highly technical.
  17. etymology
    a history of a word
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
  18. neuter
    having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
    Semantics (from Greek sēmantiká, neuter plural of sēmantikós)[1][2] is the study of meaning.
  19. linguistic
    consisting of or related to language
    Linguistic semantics is the study of meaning that is used by humans to express themselves through language.
  20. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
    The formal study of semantics intersects with many other fields of inquiry, including lexicology, syntax, pragmatics, etymology and others, although semantics is a well-defined field in its own right, often with synthetic properties.[4]
Created on Fri Feb 11 18:44:31 EST 2011

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