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treated below as it follows, giving a short summary about the object of each of these sciences
and an analysis of the linguistic metaphor.
Semantics is the science of meaning. It is “a wide substance within the general
study of language. Semantics understanding is basic for the study and learning of language
(how the users of language learn a sense of meaning, as a speaker, listener or reader) and the
transformation of language (the way meaning changes with the time). It is very important
that language is understood in the social contexts, considering that they influence meaning,
and the understanding of the variants of English and the effects of style. Therefore, it is one
of the most fundamental concepts in linguistics.” 230 It is noticed from the definition the
importance of semantics role in the division of the variants of English despite it is about
social, temporal, personal or regional variations. The below picture shows the division of
variants of English on basis of use model.
Temporal Variation has to do with the changes time has made to language, sorting out the
different processes. They are classified into short-term and long-term ones. Whereas
Regional Variations has to do with the changes language encounters from the use of people
based on the region where they live (Intranational Regional Variations). Social Variations
are related to the use language has in the society, depending on the profession, stratification,
culture, age, ethnicity, education etc. Personal Variation includes the selection of different
230 http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/lang/semantics.htm
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