EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL MEANING IN SEMANTICS
Keywords:
semantics, emotional meaning, spiritual meaning, connotation, denotation, linguistic units, pragmatics, intercultural communication.Abstract
This article examines the role of emotional and spiritual meanings in semantics and explores how they are expressed through linguistic units in relation to human cognition and culture. The study analyzes the denotative and connotative meanings of words and expressions, their emotional and expressive functions, and their capacity to convey spiritual values. Furthermore, it discusses the pragmatic significance of emotional and spiritual meanings in communication and evaluates their contribution to intercultural interaction from a semantic perspective.
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