semantics

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Semantics

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the branch of linguistic concerned with meaning

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syntax

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arrangement of words and phrases to form sentences

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pragmatics

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the branch of linguistics that deal with language

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phonology

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a system that constitutes the fundamental components of language

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phoneme

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distinct units of sound that distinguish one word from another

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morphology

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study of the form of things

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compounding

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two free forms that gives rise to a new word

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inflection

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a change in the form of a word to express a grammatical function

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derivational

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a type of word formation that creates new lexemes

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structure

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arrangement between elements

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linguistics

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study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.

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meaning

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what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.

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disciplines

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theories of language structure, variation and use

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philosophy

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investigates the nature of language, the relations between language, language users, and the world

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semiotics

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study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

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cognitive science

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study of mind and intelligence

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artificial intelligence

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intelligence demonstrated by machines

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combination

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aspects of two or more languages

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systematicness

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the nature of being systematic

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semantic theories

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theory which assigns semantic contents to expressions of a language.

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compositional semantics

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meaning of a phrase is determined by combining the meanings of its subphrases

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lexical semantics

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the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning

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semantic features

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units of meaning-holding components which are used for representing word meaning

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semantic rules

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make communication possible

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anaphora

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a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they

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linguistic expression

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any physical form (sound, visual image or sequence thereof) used to represent a linguistic unit

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synonymy

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the state of being synonymous.

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antonymy

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semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings.

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grammar

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system and structure of a language or of languages in general,

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morpheme

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meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided