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As a noun lexigraphy

is (uncountable) the representation of words in writing.

As an adjective semantics is

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lexigraphy

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
  • * 1997 , Barry B. Powell and Ian Morris, A New Companion to Homer , page 5:
    • ‘Semasiography’ and ‘lexigraphy'’ are the two categories of writing, and logography is one type of ' lexigraphy .
  • * 2004 , Franck Salomon, The Cord Keepers: Khipus And Cultural Life In A Peruvian Village [http://books.google.com/books?id=COVXXp3xwuIC], ISBN 0822333902, page 28:
    • Without prejudice against Urton's argument that khipus are theoretically capable of lexigraphic reference such as logosyllabography, I have found that actual cord lexigraphy remains conjectural.
  • (countable) A system of writing in which there is a one-to-one correspondence between symbols and words.

    • Related terms

    * lexigraphic * lexigraphical * lexigraphically

    Coordinate terms

    * semasiography

    See also

    * lexicography

    semantics

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia semantics) (-)
  • (linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
    • Semantics is a foundation of lexicography.
  • The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
  • * 2006 , Patrick Blackburn, Johan Bos, and Kristina Striegnitz, [http://www.learnprolognow.org/lpnpage.php?pagetype=html&pageid=lpn-htmlse32 Learn Prolog Now!] , section 8.1:
    • In fact, nowadays a lot is known about the semantics of natural languages, and it is surprisingly easy to build semantic representations which partially capture the meaning of sentences or even entire discourses.
  • The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
    • The semantics of the terms used are debatable.
    The semantics of a single preposition is a dissertation in itself.

    Derived terms

    * algebraic semantics * axiomatic semantics * computational semantics * denotational semantics * formal semantics * lexical semantics * mathematical semantics * operational semantics * statistical semantics

    Related terms

    * seme * sememe * semantic * semasiology * sematic * sematology * semiotic * semiotics

    See also

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