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Semantics is distinguished from ontology (study of existence) in being about the use of a word more than the nature of the entity referenced by the word. This is reflected in the argument, "That's only semantics," when someone tries to draw conclusions about what is true about the world based on what is true about a word.
Semantic memory is a term used in neuropsychology to refer to memory for facts, or "knowledge", as opposed to memory for events (episodic memory).
Linguistics
Several more particular senses of the word can be identified in linguistics. Semantics is a subfield of linguistics that is traditionally defined as the study of meaning of (parts of) words, phrases, sentences, and texts. Semantics can be approached from a theoretical as well as an empirical (for example psycholinguistic and neuroscientific) point of view. The decompositional perspective towards meaning holds that the meaning of words can be analyzed by defining meaning atoms or primitives, which establish a language of thought. An area of study is the meaning of compounds, another is the study of relations between different linguistic expressions (homonymy, synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, paronyms, hypernymy, hyponymy, meronymy, metonymy, holonymy, exocentric, and endocentric). Semantics includes the study of thematic roles, argument structure, and its linking to syntax. Semantics deals with sense and reference, truth conditions, and discourse analysis. Pragmatics is often considered a part of semantics, but otherwise is treated as a branch of its own. More on [ Semantics ]
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Philosophy of Logic :: Philosophy
Terrible without a car.
Semantics (Cody Kloepfer) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:32:06 -0000
Terrible without a car.
@1liberalmind Semantics are great.
Mohner5 (MohnerCyclist) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:14:15 -0000
@1liberalmind Semantics are great.
The Ruby Object Model - Structure and Semantics http://www.hokstad.com/ruby-object-model.html
railsindia (RailsIndia) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:52:13 -0000
The Ruby Object Model - Structure and Semantics http://www.hokstad.com/ruby-object-model.html
@Savannahsmum its all about semantics... 34 is early thirties... 36 is late thirties... guh. lol
Fedfan1414 (Holea) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:16:47 -0000
@Savannahsmum its all about semantics... 34 is early thirties... 36 is late thirties... guh. lol
@suzy_rice We differ on semantics, not on substance. What u call civilization I call "culture." Our criticism is similar & our dislike of...
vivificat (Teófilo de Jesús) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:02:42 -0000
@suzy_rice We differ on semantics, not on substance. What u call civilization I call "culture." Our criticism is similar & our dislike of...
@VirGinger Deductable is only $400
Semantics (Cody Kloepfer) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:46:51 -0000
@VirGinger Deductable is only $400
A Semantics for Durative Adverbials - Article by Cristopher Piñón.
Approaching Natural Language Via Mediaeval Logic - Article by Gyula Klima.
Comparison of inflection and derivation - Compares and contrasts the similarities and differences between inflection and derivation.
Meta Description: [ Inflection and derivation are the two main processes of word formation. They are two kinds of morphosyntactic operation . ]
Concepts in the Lexicon - Report by John F. Sowa, discussing the role of the lexicon in conceptual knowledge.
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Dallas-Fort Worth Center for General Semantics - Provides educational materials and resources for promoting mental health and adjustment through self-aware use of language and symbols.
Gesellschaft fuer Semantik - English homepage of the young academic organisation concered with the semantics of natural languages. Organises the Sinn und Bedeutung workshop and the SEMANTIK mailing list.
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Layers in the Determiner Phrase - PhD thesis by Roberto Zamparelli, with extensive supporting material and a facility to send online feedback. Investigates semantic parallels to syntactic arguments for Szabolcsi and Abney's `DP-hypothesis'.
Logical Form in Linguistics - Entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences, by Robert May.
Pichler24: buzzwords and other things - This page is mainly dedicated to the so called buzzwords. It allows the reader to investigate, ask questions, and discuss their meaning.
Meta Description: [ Buzzwords from everyday life (meaning, discussions and other things) ]
Research Group Communicative Understanding - Explains pragmatic implication based on Grice's theory of implicit communication and presupposition.
Semantics Archive - Scholarly research paper exchange for language semanticists. Browseable by author or date; submission and update forms, users guide.
SEMANTIK mailing list - Majordomo based mailing list for semantics organised by the Gesellschaft fuer Semantik.
The Formal Approach to Meaning - Short survey of semantics of natural language by Barbara Abbott, at University of Michigan. Focusses upon Montague semantics, and tries to give a feel for the main open problems in the field.
The Four Basic Ontologies of Semantic Interpretation - Article by Roland Hausser comparing approaches to semantics between linguistics, philosophy and computer science, and classifying them into four kinds depending upon whether or not they are realist, and whether or not they make a sense/reference distinction.
Meta Description: [ The four basic ontologies
of semantic interpretation ]
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