Most buyers will also be in an emotional state. If you can remember that you are selling not just a piece of property but also an image, a dream and a lifestyle, you'll be more likely to put in the extra effort of staging and perhaps some minor remodeling to get top dollar for your home.
The branch of linguistics concerned with linguistic performance, that is, the production and comprehension of speech (or of sign language by the deaf), is called psycholinguistics. Psycholinguists also investigate how children acquire the complex grammar that underlies language use.
seâ¢manâ¢tics. 1. a branch of linguistics dealing with the study of meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and changes in meaning and form over time. 2. the branch of semiotics or logic dealing with the relationship between signs or symbols and what they denote.. Linguistics. a. The study or science of meaning in language. b. The competence of a speaker with regard to the interpretation of the meaning of linguistic structures. c. The study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. Also called semasiology.