Episode Synopsis "What is Semantics? How is Meaning Conveyed Through Language?"

In this episode of Linguistics with Laura, we’ll talk about one of the most important aspects of language: semantics. This sixth episode will explain the difference between homophones, heterographs, and homonyms as well as polysemy, auto-antonyms, tautologies, contradictions, anomalies, metaphors, and more. How does context affect the meaning of our words and sentences? How is truth conveyed through language, and how is it not? Tune in to find out.

Listen "What is Semantics? How is Meaning Conveyed Through Language?"

More episodes of the podcast Linguistics with Laura

• Why Study Linguistics? How Can We Apply Linguistics To Our Everyday Life?
• How Do Our Brains Process Language?
• How Does Language Influence Society? How Does Society Influence Language?
• How and Why Language Changes
• How Did the English Language Come to Be? How Did English Originate?
• What is Phonology?
• Accents and Pronunciations Across the US
• What is Phonetics?
• What is Semantics? How is Meaning Conveyed Through Language?
• Is There A Correct Way To Speak A Language?
• What is Syntax? What Makes Up a Sentence?
• Does Language Shape The Way We Think?
• What Is Morphology? What Is a Word Made Of?
• What is Linguistics? How Does Language Make Humans Special?