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Definition of Semantics
Semantics comes from the Greek 'sema' (noun) which means 'sign' or 'symbol'. the verb is 'semaino' which means ', mark' or 'symbolize'. what is meant here is a sign or symbol linguistic signs (french: signe linguistique).
definition of semantic according to expert
Semantics is the study of meaning in language Hurford & Heasley 1983
Linguistic semantics is the study of how languages organize and express meanings Kreidler (1998)
Semantics as one of the branches of pure linguistics is simply defined as the study of meaning in language.
There are at least seven types of meaning (many linguists state their different categories of meaning) in semantic according Geoffrey Leech (1974), those are:
1. Conceptual meaning (logical, cognitive, or denotative content)
It refers to the dictionary meaning which indicates the concepts.
walk as an example, the conceptual meaning or the primary dictionary meaning is to move forward by placing one foot in front of the other
2. Connotative meaning (what is communicated by virtue of what language refers to)
It refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word.
That woman is a dove at heart. Here, the dove implies peace or gentility.
Theres no place like home. While home may refer to the actual building someone lives in, connotatively, it most often refers to family, comfort, and security.
3. Social meaning (what is communicated of the social circumstances of language use)
It refers to the usage of language in and by society which has big proportions in determining the meaning that certain speaker has to use and wants to convey, those factors include social class of the speaker and hearer and the degree of formality.
a. mother (formal), mom (colloquial),
b. mama (childs language)
c. dollar (neutral) buck (slang)
d. father, papa, old boy
4. Affective meaning (what is communicated of the feeling and attitudes of the speaker/writer)
It refers to the speakers feeling / attitude towards the content or the ongoing context.It is important to remember that each individual will have a different affective meaning for a word. As such, only the person using a word will be aware of the particular affective meaning that they hold with the word.
'nurse.' Most people automatically associate 'nurse' with 'woman.' This unconscious association is so widespread that the term 'male nurse' has had to be coined to counteract its effect."
Pig
"[W]hen some people hear the word 'pig' they think of a particularly dirty and unhygienic animal. These associations are largely mistaken, at least in comparison with most other farm animals
For example, the slogan of Mcdonals is Im Lovin It. The word Lovin It as the evidence that this sentence describes the writers and readers feeling towards the product.
5. Reflected meaning (what is communicated through association with another sense of the same expression) In order to get people attention to be quiet, we might say either (1)Im terribly sorry to interrupt, but I wonder if you would be so kind as to lower your voice as a little or (2) Will you belt up. Factors such as intonation and voice timbre are also important here. The impression of politeness in the sentence (1) can be reserved by tone of biting sarcasm; sentence (2) can be turn into a playful remark between intimates if delivered with the intonation of a mild request.
6. Collocative meaning (what is communicated through association with words which tend to occur in the environment of another word) heavy news (a piece of sad news); heavy schedule (a very tight schedule); fast color (the color that does not fade); fast friend (a reliable friend); fast woman (a lady of easy virtue), etc. eavy smoker (a person who smokes a lot);
7. Thematic meaning (what is communicated by the way in which the message is organized in terms of order and emphasis)
a. I have not read this book,
b. This book I have not read,
c. It is this book (that) I have not read,
d. This book has not been read by me.
The meaning arising out of the way in which the writer or speaker organizes his message is called thematic meaning. The examples are:
a. Tomorrow I plan to have an outing.
b. I plan to have an outing tomorrow.
S1seems to answer the question: When will you have an outing?; S2 What will you do tomorrow?
1. I will do it tommorow. (In neutural way)
2.tomorrow,i will do it.(showing a promise)
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