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Phonetic vs Semantic - What's the difference?

phonetic | semantic |

As adjectives the difference between phonetic and semantic

is that phonetic is relating to the sounds of spoken language while semantic is of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.

As a noun phonetic

is in such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with radical.

phonetic

English

Adjective

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  • Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
  • (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)

    • Derived terms

    * phonetical * phonetically

    Related terms

    * phone * phoneme * phonemic * phonetics * semiphonetic * fauxnetic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) In such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with radical.

    • semantic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
  • (software design, of code) Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
  • Petty]] or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, [[niggle, niggling.

    • Derived terms

    * antisemantic * semantically * semantic change * semantic field * semantic shift

    Related terms

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

    References

    * (Semantic Web) * * * * " Semantic code: What? Why? How?" in boagworld. *

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