Semantic field

In linguistics, a semantic field is a lexical set of words grouped semantically (by meaning) that refers to a specific subject.[1][2] The term is also used in anthropology,[3] computational semiotics,[4] and technical exegesis.[5]

  1. ^ Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, Words, Meaning, and Vocabulary, Continuum, 2000, p14. ISBN 0-8264-6096-8
  2. ^ Pamela B. Faber, Ricardo Mairal Usón, Constructing a Lexicon of English Verbs, Walter de Gruyter, 1999, p67. ISBN 3-11-016416-7
  3. ^ Ingold, Tim (1996). Key debates in anthropology. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-15020-5, ISBN 978-0-415-15020-0. Source: [1] (accessed: Sunday May 2, 2010), p.127
  4. ^ Andersen, Peter Bøgh (1990). A theory of computer semiotics: semiotic approaches to construction and assessment of computer systems. Volume 3 of Cambridge series on human-computer interaction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39336-1, ISBN 978-0-521-39336-2. Source: [2] (accessed: Sunday May 2, 2010), p.327
  5. ^ DA Carson, Exegetical Fallacies, section "Expansion of an Expanded Semantic Field"