This document defines semantics and discusses its key concepts. Semantics is the study of meaning in language. It has two types of meaning: conceptual meaning, which is the basic literal definition, and associative meaning, which involves connotations. Words can be analyzed using semantic features like animate vs inanimate. Semantic roles examine the relationships between words in a sentence, such as agent, theme, and instrument. Semantics plays an important role in understanding language.

1. SemanticsA thorough study of meaning
Presented by: MA. BRENDA P. ESTUYA
MARY QUEEN C. ESTRELLA
JONNA MAE S. MARTINICO
LOVE MAE B. BATALLA
BSEd 2 English

2. Objectives
 Define the meaning of semantics.
 Differentiate the two types of meaning.
 Categorize words among the four
features of semantics.
 Identify the roles of semantics in a
sentence.

3. Semantics defined…
 is the study of meaning in language
 the branch of linguistics and logic
concerned with meaning.
 the meaning of a word, phrase,
sentence, or text.

4. Semantics defined…
 The term is taken from the
Greek seme, meaning sign.
(www.wikipedia.semantics-meaning-com)
Linguistic semantics deals with the
conventional meaning conveyed by the
use of words and sentences of a
language. (Yule, 2010)

5. 2 types of meaning
1. Conceptual Meaning
2. Associative Meaning

6. Conceptual meaning defined…
 Conceptual meaning covers those
basic, essential components of
meaning which are conveyed by the
literal use of a word.
Example : Needle - thin, sharp, steel,
instrument
(Yule, 2010)

7. Associative meaning
defined…
 'associations', or 'connotations',
attached to a word
Example: Needle – painful
(Yule, 2010)

8. Semantic features
Features
+animate -animate
+human -human
+male -male
+adult -adult

9. Semantic features
A procedure of analyzing meaning in
terms of semantic features.
Table Cow Girl Woman Boy Man
Animate
- + + + + +
Human
- - + + + +
Male
- - - - + +
Adult
- + - + - +

10. Semantic roles
1. Agent, theme, instrument
2. Experiencer, location, source, goal

11. Semantic roles
1. Agent, theme, instrument
Agent - the entity that performs the
action
Example : The boy kicked the ball

12. Semantic roles
 Agents are typically human, they can
also be non-human forces
Example: The wind blew the ball away.

13. Semantic roles
 Agents can also be machines.
Example : the car ran over the ball.

14. Semantic roles
 It can also be creatures.
Example : The dog caught the ball.

15. Semantic roles
 Theme - the entity that is involved in
or affected by the action
Example: The boy kicked the ball.
(Agent) ( Theme)

16. Semantic roles
The theme can also be an
entity that is simply being
described.
Example: The ball was red

17. Semantic roles
 Instrument - If an agent uses another
entity in performing an action, that
other entity fills the role of instrument.
Example: Anna is writing with a pen on
(agent)
(instrument)
her hand.

18. Semantic roles
2. Experiencer, location, source, goal
Experiencer - entity as the person who
has a feeling, a perception or a state.
Example: Mary saw a mosquito on the
wall.
(Experiencer)

19. Semantic roles
Location - Where an entity is.
Example: Mary saw a mosquito
on the wall.
(Location)

20. Semantic roles
Source - Where an entity
moves from.
Example: She borrowed a
magazine from George.
(Source)

21. Semantic roles
 Goal - where it moves to.
Example : She handed the
magazine back to George.
(Goal)