Semantics

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title: Semantics
text: Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts. Part of this process involves the distinction between sense and reference. Sense is given by the ideas and concepts associated with an expression while reference is the object to which an expression points. Semantics contrasts with syntax, which studies the rules that dictate how to create grammatically correct sentences, and pr
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description: Study of meaning in language
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics
date created: 2001-12-06T18:17:21Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T10:20:08Z
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