The philosophical and scientific study of meaning. Sometimes considered to be the same thing as semiotics, semology, or semasiology, which have overlapping meanings. This is a relatively new field of study, and several pioneers who largely worked independently of one another each felt the need to coin a new name for the new discipline, resulting in a variety of terms for the same subject. The word semantics is widely preferred as the name for the doctrine of meaning, particularly linguistic meaning. Semiotics denotes the study of sign-using behaviour in general. -- Based on britannica.com entry
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- The Formal Approach to Meaning Short survey of semantics of natural language by Barbara Abbott, at University of Michigan. Focuses upon Montague semantics, and tries to give a feel for the main open problems in the field.
- Semantics Archive Scholarly research paper exchange for language semanticists. Browseable by author or date; submission and update forms, users guide.
- Concepts in the Lexicon Report by John F. Sowa, discussing the role of the lexicon in conceptual knowledge.
- Comparison of inflection and derivation Compares and contrasts the similarities and differences between inflection and derivation.