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linguistics vs semantics

semantics vs linguistics

linguistics and semantics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
linguistics Yes No No No
semantics Yes No No No
As nouns, semantics is a hyponym of linguistics; that is, semantics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linguistics:
  • linguistics: the scientific study of language
  • semantics: the study of language meaning
linguistics (noun) semantics (noun)
the scientific study of language the study of language meaning
the humanistic study of language and literature the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
Difference between linguistics and semantics

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