10 points for best answer. can someone Define semantics?

Question

what does semantics mean?

remember after fast and the furious came out? A.D.D. became popular and everyone started using it in every conversation? and then subliminal became popular around 2002 and everyone started using that word in every conversation. i'm sure you noticed it happens a lot with other words or phrases too. people recite them.

this year, i'm hearing the word semantics a lot. people are using them in many conversations. but i noticed that many people who say that word, they themselves don't seem to have it fully understood.

can anyone show me good examples to help me understand? i've looked everywhere on the interenet and i can't get a clear understanding of what this word means. people often use this word to describe the way a person is talking but WHAT DOES IT MEAN??

talk to me like i'm a 3rd grader... i won't be offended. i want to know the meaning of the word "semantics" like i know the meaning of the word "chair"

Answer 1

–noun (used with a singular verb)

1. Linguistics.

a. the study of meaning.

b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.

2. Also called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what they denote.

3. the meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.: Let's not argue about semantics.

Answer 2

The exact meaning of the ward is the branch of linguistics that deals with the meaning of wards and sentences,but we use this ward like this way,check the example below

"The light is on, but no body home"

We say this when you talk to some one about something,and he agreed with you and say some thing has no thing to do with your conversation.

Hope it is help  

Answer 3

Semantics is basically the meaning of a sentence. It could have a literal meaning or a figurative meaning.