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question, with particular reference to language, for well over 2000 years, and no more have yet produced a satisfactory to it Lyons, 1984: 136. In order the
meaning to be successfully studied, of course, it must be made clear just what the meaning is. According to what has long been the most widely accepted theory of
semantics, meanings are ideas or concept that can be transferred from the mind of the speaker to the hearer by embodying them. So, semantics is the study of
meaning which can be used to communicate better in society, not only for special person. Semantics also can be used to understand a literary works, like a prose or
a novel. Semantic analysis is the process of relating synatctic structures, from the
levels of phrases, clause, sentences and pharagraphs to the level of the writing as a whole, to their language-independent meanings, removing features specific to
particular linguistic and cultural contexts, to the extent that such a project is possible.
2.2 The Importance of Semantics
Semantics is a crucial subject at least if it is seen from two aspects, they are language teaching and communication. Dealing with teaching, Wahab
1997:20 states that students, teachers, and scholars who are interested in linguistic studies realize that semantics is one of the significant aspects of the
study of language as its two sibling-phonology and syntax. Logically, semantics should not be neglected in the study of language. Despite its important states in
linguistic study, in addition to the two others, semantics is a subject has no place in current curriculum of TEFL on a level of the Indonesian higher educational
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system. Consequently, negligence of semantics may result in appropriateness in teaching lexical and sentence meaning. On level of lexical meaning, igmorance of
semantics in TEFL may create false concept of synonym, antonyms, and ambiguity. On the level of sentence meaing, problem of grammaticality and
acceptability may appear. Related to the sentence meaning and some problems of grammar including
learning the agreed-upon meaning of certain strings of sounds and learning how to combine these meaning or practical. Semantics it also needed for those who want
to be a good speaker, writer, or communication better in their daily life activities. The description shows semantic as a branch of linguistics devoted to the study is
quite important not only for language teachers and for students but also for those who want to communicate better in the society.
2.3 Definition of Situation
Crossman 2013: 43 states that
situation as subject matter of sentences describes states of the society of affairs, events, actions.
W.I.Thomas 1923: 20 states that
situation is what people use to know what is expected of them and what is expected of others in a situation. Through the definition of the situation, people
obtain a sense of the statuses and roles of those involved in the situation so that they know how to behave. In semantics, situation is used as a cover term for
actions, processes and states. The concept ‘situation’ is so basic that it is very difficult to define it. In describing languages, a fundamental contrast is between
situations and participants. Situations are expressed by clauses and participants
