Semiotics vs. Semantics: What's the Difference?

The theory and study of signs and symbols, especially as elements of language or other systems of communication, and comprising semantics, syntactics, and pragmatics.

The study or science of meaning in language.

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

The competence of a speaker with regard to the interpretation of the meaning of linguistic structures.

(dated) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.

The study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. Also called semasiology.

Same as Semeiotics.

The meaning or the interpretation of a word, sentence, or other language form

(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

(linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.

The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.

The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

(computer science) The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.

The study of the meanings of words and of the sense development of words; - formerly called semasiology.

A doctrine and philosophical approach to language and its relationship to thought and behavior, developed by Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950), which holds that the capacity to express ideas and thereby improve one's interaction with others and one's environment is enhanced by training in the more critical use of words and other symbols; - also called general semantics.

The meanings of words as they are used to achieve an effect; especially, the multiple meanings of words or the multiplicity of words having the same meaning; - used in referring to the confusion that can be caused (intentionally or unintentionally) by multiple meanings; as, there's no real difference, it's only a matter of semantics.

The study of language meaning