Give an example to illustrate them. Semantics Semantics is the study of meaning in language. The relationship of meaning and form is not always predictable. Words can be distinguished in terms of their semantic features. Much of language is figurative.
Pragmatics is the study of meaning in context.
Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature. Even the word 'mean' must be defined. In linguistics we are primarily concerned with the last type of meaning, linguistic meaning. Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. Other disciplines discuss the reality of objects, people, etc.