About noontime Elijah began mocking them. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or he is relieving himself. The intended sarcasm will often not be preserved if the original is translated literally. Return to Index Schoolbook grammar Same as Prescriptive grammer . Semantics Semantics is the study of meaning.
Translators strive to preserve as much of the meaning of the original text as possible.
Total meaning occurs not only in individual words, but also in how those words are inter-related through syntax, including interclausal connections, as well as meaning that is contributed by the cultural and speech context . See also Pragmatics . Semiticism A Semiticism is a linguistic form from the Hebrew language used by the writers of Greek in the New Testament. A Semiticism is a kind of loan translation . Also pronounced Semitism .