SEMASIOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

semasiology (usually uncountable, plural semasiologies)

(linguistics) Semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.

Usage notes

The term "semasiology" was introduced before 1829 by K. Reisig. It predates the term semantics and originally meant what "semantics" has come to mean. At this point, the term "semantics" is more common, and various attempts have been made to differentiate the two words by giving "semasiology" a narrower meaning. The narrower meanings currently in use include: The study of historical semantic change, cognitive semantics, lexical semantics, and those aspects of semantics other than onomasiology. However, there is no universal consensus on which, if any, of the narrower meanings are accepted.

Coordinate terms

• onomasiology

Source: Wiktionary

Se*ma`si*ol"o*gy, n. [Gr. signification + -logy.] (Philol.)

Definition: The science of meanings or sense development (of words); the explanation of the development and changes of the meanings of words. --Se*ma`si*o*log"ic*al (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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