Welcome to THE WORLD of…

Semantics

Budi Hamuddin, MESL

E-mail;
FKIP- Lancang Kuning University
budihamuddin@gmail.com
2018
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 Semantics
• Semantics is the branch of linguistics that
deals with the study of meaning, changes
in meaning, and the principles that govern
the relationship between sentences or
words and their meanings.

• It is the study of the relationships between

signs and symbols and what they
represent.
What is semantics?
• Semantics is the study of meaning in language.
It is a wide subject within the general study of
language.
• An understanding of semantics is essential to
the study of language acquisition (how
language users acquire a sense of meaning, as
speakers and writers, listeners and readers).
• It is also essential to the study of language
change (how meanings alter over time).
• It is important for understanding language in
social contexts, as these are likely to affect
meaning, and for understanding varieties of
English and effects of style.
• It is thus one of the most fundamental
concepts in linguistics.

• The study of semantics includes the study of

how meaning is constructed, interpreted,
clarified, obscured, illustrated, simplified,
negotiated, contradicted, and paraphrased.
Some important Topic in semantic:
1)Symbol and referent
2)Euphemism

3)Denotation, connotation and implication

4)Ambiguity

5) Metaphor,
6)Simile

7)Synonym, antonym and hyponym

8)Collocation,

9)Metonymy, synecdoche,
10)Hyperbole,

11)Polysemy
12)Homonymy, homophones and homographs

13)Proverb and Idiom

Please find and article from Emerald or
GS or other trusted publisher and webs
…

Than make a critical review and

evaluations
by the end of the semester the students
should make an academic article
regarding on the topic they review.
Thank You

LANCANG KUNING UNIVERSITY

Fakulty of Teacher Training and Education
2016
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