Semantics and core ideas
. 'Semantics' is a big, burly word, slightly intimidating - and anyway, what does it have to do with the practical business of teaching language? Quite a lot, I would argue, but let's define terms... Semantics : "relating to signification or meaning" (OED) ... "specifically the study of linguistic meaning, of words and sentences" (A Dictionary of Stylistics Wales 1989) Note the relationship with ... Semiology /...