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Meanings of semantics in English

Russian
семантика
Portuguese
semântica lexical
Spanish
semántica
Catalan
semàntic

The study of meaning of language entities.

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семантика
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Usage of semantics in English
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Thus semantics takes a front seat at the beginning of the performance.
The Tyranny Of Words
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I find Hobie a useful exhibit along this difficult trail of semantics.
The Tyranny Of Words
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His twisted legalistic semantics are cold, detached and alarmingly matter of fact.
The Irish Times
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But the difference between ActionScript and Javascript is more than just semantics.
Wired
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My semantics prof at Command College had the start of an answer.
Oomphel in the Sky
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Some don't buy this argument, though, at least the semantics of it.
Wired
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Not much, for semantics is still the tenderest of sciences, but something.
The Tyranny Of Words
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To the student of semantics this is like combining beer and milk.
The Tyranny Of Words
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Not academics playing campus semantics but the real people on the street.
News.com.au
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Ace Attorney games are about language, lies and semantics -they're reading-intensive
Wired
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We wouldn't be talking semantics; using linguistic trickery to cover the real concerns.
Complete Books of Blood
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Perhaps an understanding of semantics might fetch it out upon the main road.
The Tyranny Of Words
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The definition of where the solar system ends ultimately comes down to semantics.
Wired
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In numerous studies, researchers have suggested anomalies in semantics in patients with schizophrenia.
Pubmed
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The change in the U.S. mission is to some extent semantics.
Reuters
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Above all, a deal should not fall apart on the basis of semantics.
The Irish Times
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Semantics through the time
Semantics across language varieties
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