Congratulations! You've reached the final tutorial. Semantic labeling is the process of thinking about how the subordinate phrases are related to the main phrase, and what role they play overall. All phrases play a semantic part by answering one of the 5WH questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how.

1. Semantic Labeling

2. Text labeling is the process of tagging the subordinate phrases

3. Text labeling is the process of tagging the subordinate phrases
If differs from grammatical labeling as it seeks to understand the relationship to the main clause and other
phrases rather than the function to each other word

4. Text labeling is the process of tagging the subordinate phrases
If differs from grammatical labeling as it seeks to understand the relationship to the main clauses and other
phrases rather than the function to each other word
We are seeking to understand the passage as a whole. Text labeling helps by showing the type of
relationship it is conveying

5. Text labeling is the process of tagging the subordinate phrases
If differs from grammatical labeling as it seeks to understand the relationship to the main clauses and other
phrases rather than the function to each other word
We are seeking to understand the passage as a whole. Text labeling helps by showing the type of
relationship it is conveying
Example: James 1:2-4
2 Count it all joy, my brothers,
when you meet trials of various kinds, Temporal
3 for you know Ground
that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. Explanation
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be perfect Purpose
and complete,
lacking in nothing. Result

6. Note that only the subordinate phrases are labeled

7. Note that only the subordinate phrases are labeled
There is no need to label the main phrases because they are the foundation of the text itself

8. Note that only the subordinate phrases are labeled
There is no need to label the main phrases because they are the foundation of the text itself
So how do labels assist us in understanding the passage better? Let’s take a look again at the labels from
our example passage:

9. Note that only the subordinate phrases are labeled
There is no need to label the main phrases because they are the foundation of the text itself
So how do labels assist us in understanding the passage better? Let’s take a look again at the labels from our
example passage:
2 Count it all joy, my brothers,
when you meet trials of various kinds, Temporal
3 for you know Ground
that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. Explanation
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be perfect Purpose
and complete,
lacking in nothing. Result
● First, we note that there are two main thoughts in this passage: counting it joy, and letting trials perfect
our faith

10. Note that only the subordinate phrases are labeled
There is no need to label the main phrases because they are the foundation of the text itself
So how do labels assist us in understanding the passage better? Let’s take a look again at the labels from our
example passage:
2 Count it all joy, my brothers,
when you meet trials of various kinds, Temporal
3 for you know Ground
that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. Explanation
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be perfect Purpose
and complete,
lacking in nothing. Result
● First, we note that there are two main thoughts in this passage: counting it joy, and letting trials perfect
our faith
● Now let’s take a look at how the labels fit all the pieces together:

11. Note that only the subordinate phrases are labeled
There is no need to label the main phrases because they are the foundation of the text itself
So how do labels assist us in understanding the passage better? Let’s take a look again at the labels from our
example passage:
2 Count it all joy, my brothers,
when you meet trials of various kinds, Temporal
3 for you know Ground
that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. Explanation
4 And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be perfect Purpose
and complete,
lacking in nothing. Result
● First, we note that there are two main thoughts in this passage: counting it joy, and letting trials perfect
our faith
● Now let’s take a look at how the labels fit all the pieces together:
• the Temporal in the first subordinate phrase answers ‘when’ we are to count it joy. It is when God sends trials
• the Ground relationship is the reason, or the support for being joyful, It answers the ‘why’ of trials
• the Explanation further clarifies the the first main phrase, explaining, or expounding upon what happens in trials
• the Purpose relationship gives us the reason why are to let trials play out in our lives. They do two things: perfect, and complete
• finally, the Result tells us that the purpose is also for the final result that we may lack nothing (or we will be complete) in our Christian life

12. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under

13. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under
There are three categories of relationships:

14. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under
There are three categories of relationships:
1. Distinct = Red

15. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under
There are three categories of relationships:
1. Distinct = Red
2. Re-statement = Blue

16. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under
There are three categories of relationships:
1. Distinct = Red
2. Re-statement = Blue
3. Contrary = Orange (not in our current example)

17. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under
There are three categories of relationships:
1. Distinct = Red
2. Re-statement = Blue
3. Contrary = Orange (not in our current example)
Each category is divided into several sections and some sections have subsections of the same category

18. You may have noticed that the labels were different colors. This is to distinguish between the different
categories that the relationships fall under
There are three categories of relationships:
1. Distinct = Red
2. Re-statement = Blue
3. Contrary = Orange (not in our current example)
Each category is divided into several sections and some sections have subsections of the same category
The following slide has the PDF of the relationships. It can be downloaded from the Cheat Sheets page along
with all the other cheat sheets

20. There is also a conjunction sheet available as well. It will aid you in trying to determine the correct
relationship
View the Cheat Sheets Page to download

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