DEFINITION,KIND, EXAMPLE OF SEMANTICS

Semantics is a subfield of linguistics that studies meaning in language. 

According to O Graddy theory, ''semantics is the study of meaning’’.  

According to Yule theory’’semantics is the learning about meaning of words, phrases, and sentences''.

So, semantics is’’ the study all aspect about naturall meaning, relationship between words, how we construct meaning and interpretation of words, sign, symbols and sentence structure, how we build meaning, how we share meaning with others and how meaning change over time.’’This is what I call semantics.

Two kind of Semantics :

• Denotation

Denotation is the actual definition meaning of the word that you can find in dictionary about that word.

Example : ‘’Hungry’’.

According to dictionary, hungry mean ‘’Lapar’’ in Indonesia language

Keywords to remember : definition and dictionary.

• Conotation

Conotation is secondary meaning. Conotation is a word suggest a set of association of imaginatives or emotional connected with words. Its call figurative meaning. Usually poetry, lyrics, poem, use this type.

Example : ‘’Sweet’’, can be use to express a very nice person.

                 ‘’You are such a sweet person’’.

Keyword to remember : Figurative meaning

Example of Semantics :

•  Multiple Meaning

Multiple meaning or homonyms are words that have the same spelling, sound and pronounciation but different meaning.

Example : ‘’ I left my pen on the left side of the classroom’’.

• Words Without Meaning

Words without meaning usually advertisers use this type. Because some without any real meaning at all to convey impression.

Example : ‘’Cleans like white tornado’’.

• Words that are plays on words

Words can be a pun, a play on words. Puns use multiple meaning.

Example :  -     Diet slogan, are you going to wrong weight?

-          Lets talk about right and left. You’re right so I left.