alleryStart learning →What is the study of meaning in words, phrases and texts called?
ASemantics
BSyntax
CPhonology
DMorphology
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Semantics
Semantics deals with the meaning attached to signs, words, phrases and texts.
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