| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Pages | 1680-1683 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781483380810 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781483380834 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Abstract / Description of output
Semantic knowledge refers to general knowledge about language and the world accumulated over a lifetime of experiences. In linguistics, the term semantics is often applied exclusively to verbal meaning, while in neuroscience, it is more commonly used to refer to verbal and nonverbal aspects of knowledge. The latter definition is adopted in this entry.