Semantics
Definition of semantics philosophers and linguists a like have long debated the intricacies of language, how we construct meaning and how stationary those meanings really are. You've probably heard the line, that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Shakespeare asserts here then that a name doesn't matter. It's what that thing or concept really is. Even if we ceased to call a rose, we could still smell its fragrance, feel its velvety petals and be pricked by its thorns. Semantics means the meaning and interpretation of words, signs and sentence structure. Semantics largely determine our reading comprehension, how we understand others and even what decisions we make as a result of our interpretations. Semantics can also refer to the branch of study within linguistics that deals with language and how we understand meaning. This has been a particularly interesting field for philosophers as they debate the essence...