1.1 Introduction
Semantics is a sub-discipline of linguistics which focuses on the study of meaning. Semantics tries to understand what meaning is as an element of language as well as how it is interpreted, obscured and negotiated by speakers and listeners of the language. It looks at the relationship in language and looks at how those meanings are created. Semantics is the study of meaning. It is a wide subject between the general studies of language. An understanding of semantics is essential to the study of language acquisition (how language users acquire a sense of meaning, as speakers and writers, listeners and readers) and of language change (how meaning alter over time). It is important for understanding language in social contexts as these are likely to affect meaning, and for understanding varieties of meaning and effects of style.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Research hypothesis and questions, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
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