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semantic??
hello
can anyone explain to me what do we mean by semantic, please??
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Re: semantic?
I'm not sure of what to answer, because it seems too obvious a question. Anyway, the dictionary states:
semantic
adj. pertaining to semantics, of the study of the meaning and use of words and phrases
Is there anything I missed in your question?
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Re: semantic?
It refers to what it means.
You may be told your sentence is correct in terms of grammar, but odd or incorrect or meaningless in terms of semanitcs.
A famous example is "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."
Grammatically, all the parts of speech are in the right place, but together it just has no meaning.
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Re: semantic?

Originally Posted by
I want to learn
hello
can anyone explain to me what do we mean by semantic, please??
Semantic relates to the meaning of a phrase, as opposed to its formal construction.
Chomsky's famous sentence "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously" is syntactically correct, but semantically it's nonsense.
If you consider semantics a part of grammar, the sentence is not grammatical. But it has all the right parts of speech in the right place.
<adjective><adjective><noun><verb><adverb>.
On the other hand, many people would consider the following wrong syntactically:
"Don't nobody tell me nothing around here!" But the mean (hopefully) is clear, so it's semantically valid.
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Re: semantic?
Wow. It's amazing when great minds think alike -- and simultaneously!
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Semantic
Relating to meaning, especially of words.
Example
Max: I bought a hat.
Sam: You mean you bought a cap.
Max: Semantics!
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