Also means
study of meaning
Usage Note
Semantik is the branch of linguistics dealing with meaning in language — the relationship between words, phrases, and their referents. Semantische Verschiebung (semantic shift) describes how word meanings change over time.
Examples
"In der Semantik untersucht man, was Wörter bedeuten und wie sie sich aufeinander beziehen."
Natural Translation
In semantics one investigates what words mean and how they relate to each other.
Literal Translation
In the semantics one investigates what words mean and how they on-each-other relate.
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