Which of the following provides the best definition of semantics? the study of words the study of word meanings the study of symbolic meanings

B). The study of word meanings.

Explanation:

Semantics is described as the study of varied significant meanings affiliated to words or phrases, symbols or signs, etc. in a language. It is associated with the relationship between the signifiers and signs(symbols) that helps the readers to understand the possible meanings of a word and relate the meaning of the word as per the context of the sentence(denotative or connotative meaning).

As per the question, the best definition of semantics would be 'the study of word meanings' as it primarily studies the different meanings of the words in a language. It however includes the symbolic meaning(connotatively) but it chiefly focuses on varied meanings of a particular word that aids to widen the knowledge of the readers and understand it more comprehensively. Thus, option B is the correct answer.

given the fact that the question is about the detail that best support the idea that oppressive leaders use   propaganda to achieve thir goals,   the first option does not refer to any kind of propaganda, since it only tells about that the milk and the windfall apple should be reserved for the pigs. in the second option, that is, "snowball and napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on the neighbouring farms, tell them the story of the rebellion, and teach them the tune of "beasts of england". it can be identified that the oppressors make use of the propaganda, which is represented by the pigeons, and the information they have to tell other animals about what was happening in the farm in order to get their objectives. for that reason, the right answer is the second option, taking into account that the third option do not refer to propaganda since it only talks about that they did not want jones back. and, finally, the last option refers to the result of the given news, but it does not mean about the propaganda they used to achieve their goals.

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