SEMANTICS
A. Definition of semantics
There are some definition of semantics. Oxford dictionary devides semantics into two definition. The first is the study of meaning of words and sentences. Another definition is the meaning of words, phrase or system[1]
Moreover, according to Lyons, semantics is the study of meaning. Then, Hurford & Heasly state that semantics is the study of meaning in language. Next, Saeed says that semantics is the study of meaning communicated through language. Another statement is the part of linguistics that is concerned with meaning stated by Lobner.
Other expert assume that semantics is the part of linguistic. One of them is kreidler. He defined that linguistic semantics is the study of how language organize and express meaning.
The statement above provide a selection of definition. Something that can be noticed is there is no complete agreement about the definition of semantics. For some expert, semantics focused on the study of meaning as communicated through language, while for others, semantics studies all aspects of meaning and they have to add the label “Linguistic“ to arrive at a more precise definition.[2]
Therefore, we can conclude that semantics is a study which is focused on how language organize and express meaning of words, phrase or system, and sentences.
B. The scopes of semantics
The study of semantics can be stated in some question, they are:
1. What is semantics?
2. What is the object study semantics?
3. How many kinds of semantics?
4. What is the position of semantics in semiotics?
5. How is the relation between semantics and other science?
6. What is the definition of meaning?
7. How many kinds of meaning?
8. How to change of meaning?
C. The goals of semantics
The goal of linguistic semantics is to describe the meaning of linguistic elements and to study the principles which allow (and exclude) the assignment of meaning to combinations of these elements.
1. Characterizes the systematic meaning relations between words and sentences of language, and
2. Provides an accound of the relations between linguistics expressions and the things that they can be used to talk about.
CONCLUSION
Semantics is a branch of lingistics. The major focus on semantics is meaning, because semantics is the study which is focused on how language organize and express meaning of words, phrase or system, and sectences. The scope of semantics are: the definition of semantics, the object of study in semantics, the kinds of semantics, the position of semantics in semiotics, the relation between semantics and other science, the definition of meaning, the kinds of meaning, the change of meaning, level of studying about meaning, the relation of meaning among figure of speech, proverb, and expression, the range of meaning, analysis of meaning. The aim of semantics is to describe the meaning of words, phrase, ang sentences.
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