Semantic field

In linguistics, a semantic field is a lexical set of words grouped semantically (by meaning) that refers to a specific subject.^[1]^[2] The term is also used in anthropology,^[3] computational semiotics,^[4] and technical exegesis.^[5]

^ Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela, Words, Meaning, and Vocabulary, Continuum, 2000, p14. ISBN 0-8264-6096-8
^ Pamela B. Faber, Ricardo Mairal Usón, Constructing a Lexicon of English Verbs, Walter de Gruyter, 1999, p67. ISBN 3-11-016416-7
^ Ingold, Tim (1996). Key debates in anthropology. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-15020-5, ISBN 978-0-415-15020-0. Source: [1] (accessed: Sunday May 2, 2010), p.127
^ Andersen, Peter Bøgh (1990). A theory of computer semiotics: semiotic approaches to construction and assessment of computer systems. Volume 3 of Cambridge series on human-computer interaction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39336-1, ISBN 978-0-521-39336-2. Source: [2] (accessed: Sunday May 2, 2010), p.327
^ DA Carson, Exegetical Fallacies, section "Expansion of an Expanded Semantic Field"