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Meaning of "semasiology" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEMASIOLOGY

From Greek sēmasia meaning, from sēmainein to signify + -logy.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMASIOLOGY

semasiology  [sɪˌmeɪsɪˈɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMASIOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semasiology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMASIOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Semasiology

Semasiology (from Greek: σημασία (semasia) "signification, meaning" σημαίνω (semaino) "indicate, signify") is a discipline within linguistics concerned with the question "what does the word X mean?". It studies the meaning of words regardless of their phonetic expression. Semasiology departs from a word or lexical expression and asks for its meaning, its different senses, i.e. polysemy. The opposite approach is known as onomasiology. The term was first used by Christian Karl Reisig in 1825 in his Vorlesungen über lateinische Sprachwissenschaft (E. Lectures on Latin Linguistics) and was in use in English by 1847. Semantics replaced it in its original meaning, beginning in 1893. Currently, the discipline is most commonly understood as a branch of lexicology, the study of words, and as a branch of semantics, and more narrowly ascribed as a subfield of lexical semantics, though sometimes referred to as a synonym of semantics. The exact meaning of the term is somewhat obscure, because according to some authors semasiology merged with semantics in modern times, while at the same time the term is still in use when defining onomasiology.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMASIOLOGY


anesthesiology
ˌænɪsˌθiːzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
archaeology
ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ
archeology
ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
cardiology
ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
epidemiology
ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ
etiology
ˌiːtɪˈɒlədʒɪ
geology
dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪ
ideology
ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
kinesiology
kɪˌniːsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
microbiology
ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ
neurobiology
ˌnjʊərəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ
ology
ˈɒlədʒɪ
pathophysiology
ˌpæθəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
radiology
ˌreɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
soteriology
sɒˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ
theology
θɪˈɒlədʒɪ
zoology
zəʊˈɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMASIOLOGY

semantic
semantic memory
semantic tableau
semantic Web
semantical
semantically
semanticist
semantics
semantide
semantron
semaphore
semaphoric
semaphorical
semaphorically
Semarang
semasiological
semasiologically
semasiologist
sematic
sematology

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMASIOLOGY

anthology
anthropology
apology
astrology
biotechnology
dermatology
ecology
genealogy
histology
homology
information technology
methodology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pathology
pharmacology
phonology
psychology
technology
terminology

Synonyms and antonyms of semasiology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semasiology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMASIOLOGY

Find out the translation of semasiology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semasiology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semasiology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

semasiology
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semasiología
570 millions of speakers

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semasiology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semasiology
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علم الدلالات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

семасиология
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semasiology
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দার্থবিদ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sémasiologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semasiologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Semasiologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semasiology
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semasiology
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ý nghia học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொற்பொருள் ஆய்வியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दावली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semasiology
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semasiologia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semasiology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

семасіологія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semasiologie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semasiology
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semasiologie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semasiology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semasiology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semasiology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMASIOLOGY»

The term «semasiology» is used very little and occupies the 184.937 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMASIOLOGY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semasiology

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMASIOLOGY»

Discover the use of semasiology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semasiology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Semiotics
2.1 Semantics of Language Linguistic semantics in the modern sense began in the nineteenth century under the designation of semasiology, introduced by C. K. Reisig in the 1820s (cf. Gordon 1982; some linguists have retained this term, ...
Winfried Nöth, 1995
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Trends in Structural Semantics
J. R. Firth (1957a:27, fn. 2), for example, made the following suggestions for differentiating the terms: 'Taking advantage of what Coleridge called the " desynonymizing" process, I would use the term "semasiology" for the ...
Eugenio Coseriu, Horst Geckeler, 1981
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Cognitive Exploration of Language and Linguistics
Consequently, the taxonomical position of woman's garment itself is unclear because it cross-classifies with skirt/trousers/suit. 2.4 Conclusion: Interplay between semasiology and onomasiology Up to now we have looked at semasiological ...
René Dirven, Marjolyn Verspoor, 2004
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The Structure of Lexical Variation: Meaning, Naming, and Context
The terminological pair onomasiology / semasiology is a traditional one in European lexicology and lexicography. (See, for instance, Kronasser 1952 and Quadri 1952 for detailed overviews of the achievements of early semasiology and ...
Dirk Geeraerts, Stefan Grondelaers, Peter Bakema, 1994
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Handbook of Biblical Criticism
170 Semasiology brief, "the study of meaning" (see Th. Lewandowski, Linguistisches Worterbuch, vol. 3 [Heidelberg: Quelle & Meyer, 1975], ad hoc). Semasiology (fr. Gk: sema, semeion: sign) usually refers either to (1) the study of meaning ...
Richard N. Soulen, R. Kendall Soulen, 2001
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Semantic Theories in Europe, 1830-1930: From Etymology to ...
Stylistics seemed to have become a four-letter-word in German semasiology, a fact that shows how far official German semasiology had shifted away from Reisig's initial outline, and how different it was from Bréal's semantics of language-use ...
Brigitte Nerlich, 1992
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A Practical Guide to Lexicography
In the terminology of semantics, this distinction between looking at words only and looking at the sense relations that exist between words is expressed by the terminological distinction between semasiology and onomasiology. Semasiology  ...
P. G. J. van Sterkenburg, 2003
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Semasiology
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Cornelia Cecilia Eglantine, 2012
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Auroux, Sylvain; Koerner, E.F.K.; Niederehe, Hans-Josef; ...
However, Reisig's semasiology cannot be reduced to a theory of semantic change alone. Like Mahn and Koeler, Reisig is interested in synonyms, and gives the study of synonyms a new disciplinary title: synonymology. Reisig points out that ...
Sylvain Auroux, 2001
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Karl Popper - The Formative Years, 1902-1945: Politics and ...
Gomperz proceeded instead to distinguish between what he called semasiology (Senid- siologie; semantics), which was to investigate the formation and meaning of statements, and alethology, which was to ascribe truth and falsity to them.
Malachi Haim Hacohen, 2002

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMASIOLOGY»

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Dr. Kofi Dompere On Nkrumah's Scientific Thinking 9
... semiotics, semasiology, comparative mythology, phenomenology, philology, urban legends, and utility of myths in the service of social and cultural formations. «GhanaWeb, Jan 15»

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