LEXOS · Linguistic Level
Semantics
Literal meaning
Semantics is one of 6 levels of linguistic analysis in the LEXOS registry. It applies to all 99 world languages catalogued. The six levels form a hierarchy from smallest unit (phonetics) to largest unit (pragmatics).
Apply Semantics to any world language
EnglishSpanishMandarin ChineseHindiArabicPortugueseBengaliRussianJapanesePunjabiGermanJavaneseWu ChineseMalayTeluguVietnameseKoreanFrenchMarathiTamilUrduTurkishItalianYue ChineseThaiGujaratiJin ChineseSouthern MinPersianPolishPashtoKannadaXiang ChineseMalayalamSundaneseHausaOdiaBurmeseHakka ChineseUkrainianBhojpuriTagalogYorubaMaithiliUzbekSindhiAmharicFulaRomanianOromoIgboAzerbaijaniAwadhiGan ChineseCebuanoDutchKurdishSerbo-CroatianMalagasySaraikiNepaliSinhalaChittagonianZhuangKhmerTurkmenAssameseMadureseSomaliMarwariMagahiHaryanviHungarianChhattisgarhiGreekChewaDeccanAkanKazakhNorthern MinSylhetiZuluCzechKinyarwandaDhundhariHaitian CreoleEastern MinIlocanoQuechuaKirundiSwedishHmongShonaUyghurHiligaynonMossiXhosaBelarusianBalochi
Frequently asked about Semantics
What is Semantics?
Literal meaning — a canonical layer of linguistic analysis used in academic linguistics and practical translation/localisation work.
How does Semantics connect to the other 5 levels?
The 6 levels form a hierarchy: Phonetics (sounds) → Phonology (sound systems) → Morphology (word formation) → Syntax (sentence structure) → Semantics (literal meaning) → Pragmatics (contextual meaning). Each level builds on the previous.
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